Vibrio cholerae Resistant to 2,4-diamino-6, 7-diisopropylpteridine (O/129) Isolated from Patients with Enteritis in Ceará, Brazil

Journal of Health Population and Nutrition

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 39-42

  Hofer, Ernesto ^a   Reis, E M F ^a   Quintaes, B R ^a   Rodrigues, D P ^a   Feitosa, I S ^b   Angelo, M R F ^b   Ribeiro, L H F F ^b  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b Curso de Especialização em Assistência Farmacêutica   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Cholera; Drug resistance; Enteritis; Microbiol; Plasmids; Vibrio cholerae

Indexed keywords

2,4 DIAMINO 6,7 DIISOPROPYLPTERIDINE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; PTERIDINE DERIVATIVE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHOLERA; DRUG EFFECT; ENTERITIS; FECES; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BRAZIL; CHOLERA; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; ENTERITIS; FECES; HUMANS; PTERIDINES; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 0035290470     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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