Characterization of diarrhoeagenic escherichia coli isolates in Jordanian children

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 35, Issue 6-7, 2003, Pages 368-371

  Shehabi, Asem A ^a   Bulos, Najawa Kuri ^a   Hajjaj, Kamal G ^a  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Jordan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI ENTEROTOXIN; GENTAMICIN; NALIDIXIC ACID; NITROFURANTOIN; NORFLOXACIN; TETRACYCLINE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; HUMAN; INFANT; JORDAN; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIARRHEA; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; JORDAN; MALE;

EID: 0041419698     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/003655403100009086     Document Type: Article

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