A highly ceftriaxone-resistant Salmonella typhi in Bangladesh

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 387-

  Saha, Samir K ^a,b   Talukder, Sailah Y ^c   Islam, Maksuda ^a,b   Saha, Setarunnahar ^b,d  

^a DHAKA SHISHU HOSPITAL   (Bangladesh)

^b Popular Diagnostic Centre   (Bangladesh)

^c House #1D ^*  (Bangladesh)

^d Institute of Public Health Dhaka   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Ceftriaxone; Enteric fever; Salmonella typhi

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CEFMENOXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE;

ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CASE REPORT; DRUG CHOICE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA TYPHI; TYPHOID FEVER;

EID: 0344528766     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199904000-00018     Document Type: Article

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