Multi-drug resistance of Escherichia coli from the urinary tract

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 261-264

  Rafay, Akbar Mohammed ^a   Nsanze, Herbert N ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Oman)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CEFUROXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; NALIDIXIC ACID; NITROFURANTOIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; OMAN; PHENOTYPE; PREVALENCE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CULTURE;

DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; HUMANS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 0038057484     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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