Fluoroquinolone Susceptibility of Campylobacter Strains, Senegal

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1479-1481

  Cardinale, Eric ^a   Dromigny, Jacques Albert ^b   Tall, Fatou ^a   Ndiaye, Maguatte ^a   Konte, Mamady ^a   Perrier Gros Claude, Jean David ^b  

^a ISRA LNERV   (Senegal)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR DE DAKAR   (Senegal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CAMPYLOBACTER; CARCASS; CHICKEN; NONHUMAN; SENEGAL;

EID: 0242323684     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid0911.020693     Document Type: Article

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