Susceptibility of conjunctival bacterial pathogens to fluoroquinolones: Acomparative study of ciprofloxacin, norfloxacin and ofloxacin

Online Journal of Health and Allied Sciences

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 1-5

  Idu, F K ^a   Odjimogho, S E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; NORFLOXACIN; OFLOXACIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 3142582456     PISSN: 09725997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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