Sensitivity index of antimicrobial agents as a simple solution for multidrug resistance in Salmonella Typhi

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 185-193

  Achla, P ^a   Grover, S S ^b   Bhatia, Rajesh ^c   Khare, Shashi ^b  

^a NOIDA   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES   (India)

^c WHO Reg Office for South East Asia ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial agents; Multidrug resistance; Salmonella Typhi; Sensitivity index

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; NALIDIXIC ACID; NETILMICIN; OFLOXACIN; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE TYPING; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION (SPECIES); HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RURAL AREA; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TREATMENT FAILURE; TYPHOID FEVER;

DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; INDIA; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; SALMONELLA TYPHI; TYPHOID FEVER;

EID: 17244377431     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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