Copper resistance and its correlation to multiple drug resistance in Salmonella typhi isolates from south Karnataka

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 110, Issue DEC., 1999, Pages 181-182

  Ciraj, A M ^a   Mohammed, M ^a   Bhat, K G ^b   Shivananda, P G ^a  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Copper resistance; Karnataka; Multiple drug resistance; Salmonella typhi

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; COPPER; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; NORFLOXACIN; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INDIA; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; SALMONELLA TYPHI; TYPHOID FEVER;

EID: 0343340056     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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