Changing epidemiology of shigellosis and emergence of ciprofloxacin- resistant shigellae in India [3]

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 678-679

  Taneja, Neelam ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; NALIDIXIC ACID; NORFLOXACIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; DIARRHEA; DRUG MISUSE; DRUG USE; HUMAN; INDIA; LETTER; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SEROTYPE; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; SHIGELLA SONNEI; SHIGELLOSIS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; DYSENTERY, BACILLARY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIA; INFANT; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PREVALENCE; SHIGELLA;

EID: 33847035101     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.02247-06     Document Type: Letter

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