Serotypes, virulence factors, antibiotic sensitivity, beta-lactamase activity and plasmid analysis of Salmonella from children with diarrhea in Tripoli (Libya)

Acta Microbiologica et Immunologica Hungarica

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 433-444

  El Ghodban, A ^a   Ghenghesh, K S ^b   Marialigeti K ^a   Abeid, S ^b  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIPOLI   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

Author keywords

Antibiotic sensitivity; Salmonella; Virulence factors

Indexed keywords

SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BETA LACTAMASE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; DIARRHEA; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; HELA CELL; HUMAN; LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; PATHOGENICITY; PLASMID; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLOSIS; SEROTYPING; VIRULENCE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BETA-LACTAMASES; CHILD; DIARRHEA; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; LIBYA; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLASMIDS; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS; SEROTYPING; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0040075866     PISSN: 12178950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/AMicr.49.2002.4.2     Document Type: Article

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