Increasing incidence of quinolone-resistant E. coli from urinary cultures in Ankara-Pursaklar region [2]

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 416-417

  Tekin, Ouz ^a   Ibýk, Bünyamin ^a   Çatal, Ferhat ^a   Açýkgöz, Z Cibali ^a  

^a FATIH UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; LETTER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CULTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; CULTURE MEDIA; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; HUMANS; QUINOLONES; TURKEY; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; URINE;

EID: 1842637857     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2003.12.002     Document Type: Letter

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