Quinolone susceptibility of Vibrio cholerae O1 & O139 isolates from Vellore

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 116, Issue SEPT., 2002, Pages 96-98

  Jesudason, Mary V ^a   Balaji, V ^a   Thomson, C J ^a,b  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b Bayer plc UK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ciprofloxacin; Susceptibility; Vibrio cholerae

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; NALIDIXIC ACID; NORFLOXACIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; DRUG EXPOSURE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; INDIA; MICROBIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; TEST STRIP; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CIPROFLOXACIN; HUMANS; INDIA; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; NALIDIXIC ACID; NORFLOXACIN; VIBRIO CHOLERAE O1; VIBRIO CHOLERAE O139;

EID: 0036770688     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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