Prevalence of multidrug-resistant Shigella isolated in Malaysia

Journal of Health Population and Nutrition

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 356-358

  Thong, Kwai Lin ^a   Hoe, Chee Hong ^a   Koh, Yin Tee ^b   Yasin, Rohani M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMINOGLYCOSIDE; AMPICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; KANAMYCIN; SPECTINOMYCIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TETRACYCLINE; TRIMETHOPRIM;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; LETTER; MALAYSIA; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; SEROTYPE; SHIGELLA BOYDII; SHIGELLA DYSENTERIAE; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; SHIGELLOSIS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE; DYSENTERY, BACILLARY; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PREVALENCE; SHIGELLA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SHIGELLA; SHIGELLA BOYDII; SHIGELLA DYSENTERIAE; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI;

EID: 0036945590     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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