Bacteria isolated from blood, stool and urine of typhoid patients in a developing country

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 673-677

  Itah, Alfred Young ^a   Uweh, Edet Ekpo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UYO   (Nigeria)

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EID: 24944510445     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
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