Decreasing trend in the occurrence of Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi amongst hospitalised children in Kolkata, India during 1990-2000

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 115, Issue FEB., 2002, Pages 46-48

  Saha, M R ^a   Dutta, P ^a   Niyogi, S K ^a   Dutta, S ^a   Mitra, U ^a   Ramamurthy, T ^a   Manna, B ^a   Bhattacharya, S K ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHOLERA AND ENTERIC DISEASES   (India)

Author keywords

Hospitalization; Resistance; Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi; Typhoid

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; FURAZOLIDONE; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLOOD CULTURE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG MISUSE; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SEROTYPE; TYPHOID FEVER;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIA; INFANT; INPATIENTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS; SALMONELLA TYPHI;

EID: 0036308845     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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