Drug-resistant nontyphoidal Salmonella bacteremia, Thailand [1]

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 501-502

  Kulwichit, Wanla ^a   Chatsuwan, Tanittha ^a   Unhasuta, Chudaachhara ^a   Pulsrikarn, Chaiwat ^b   Bangtrakulnonth, Aroon ^b   Chongthaleong, Anan ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFTIOFUR; CEFTRIAXONE; CEPHALOSPORIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; NALIDIXIC ACID;

BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; FOOD INDUSTRY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; LETTER; NONHUMAN; SALMONELLA; THAILAND;

EID: 33847348998     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1303.061059     Document Type: Letter

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