Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi with decreased susceptibility to ciprofloxacin - An emerging problem in Bangladesh [1]

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 345-346

  Mushfequr Rahman, M ^a   Ashraful Haq, J ^b   Golam Morshed, M A H ^b   Atiqur Rahman, M A ^b  

^a National Health Care Network   (Bangladesh)

^b Bangladesh Institute of Research and Rehabilitation in Diabetes Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; NALIDIXIC ACID;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BANGLADESH; BLOOD CULTURE; DILUTION; HUMAN; LETTER; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SEROTYPE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TYPHOID FEVER;

EID: 15244348010     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2005.01.009     Document Type: Letter

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