Stenotrophomonas maltophilia in Salad [9]

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1157-1158

  Qureshi, Andleeb ^a   Mooney, Louise ^a   Denton, Miles ^b   Kerr, Kevin G ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c HARROGATE AND DISTRICT NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFTAZIDIME; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; COLISTIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; MINOCYCLINE; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; LETTER; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA; VEGETABLE;

EID: 21144457431     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1107.040130     Document Type: Letter

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