Ciprofloxacin resistance among human Campylobacter isolates 1991-2004: An update [4]

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 435-437

  Dingle, Kate E ^a,b   Clarke, L ^b   Bowler, I C J W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Campylobacter; Epidemiology

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; DIFLOXACIN; ENROFLOXACIN; ERYTHROMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CAMPYLOBACTER; DRUG MONITORING; LETTER; NONHUMAN; UNITED KINGDOM;

CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER INFECTIONS; CIPROFLOXACIN; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FECES; HUMANS; MUTATION;

EID: 23844523937     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dki192     Document Type: Letter

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