The prevalence and antibiotic resistance of Shigella sp. recovered from patients admitted to Bouali Hospital, Tehran, Iran during 1999-2001

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 16, 2007, Pages 2778-2780

  Hosseini, M J ^a   Ranjbar, R ^a   Ghasemi, H ^a   Jalalian, H R ^a  

^a BAQIYATALLAH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Shigella sp.

Indexed keywords

SHIGELLA; SHIGELLA BOYDII; SHIGELLA DYSENTERIAE; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; SHIGELLA SONNEI; SHIGELLA SP.;

EID: 34547188101     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2007.2778.2780     Document Type: Article

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