Carriage of antibiotic-resistant fecal bacteria in Nepal reflects proximity to Kathmandu

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 184, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1163-1169

  Walson, J L ^a   Marshall, B ^a   Pokhrel, B M ^b   Kafle, K K ^b   Levy, S B ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nepal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFALOTIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; NALIDIXIC ACID; NORFLOXACIN; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; FECES MICROFLORA; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEPAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FECES; FEMALE; GRAM-NEGATIVE AEROBIC BACTERIA; HUMANS; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; NEPAL; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 0035500675     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/323647     Document Type: Article

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