Epidemilogical analysis of Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates by antimicrobial susceptibility testing, auxotyping and serotyping

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 225-229

  Khaki, P ^a   Bhalla, P ^a   Sharma, P ^b   Chawla, R ^a   Bhalla, K ^a  

^a MAULANA AZAD MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR GENETIC ENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

A S typing; Antimicrobial susceptibility testing; Auxotyping; Neisseria gonorrhoeae; Serotyping

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; AZITHROMYCIN; CEFIXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN G; PROLINE; SPECTINOMYCIN; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; AUXOTYPING; BACTERIAL STRAIN; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NONHUMAN; SEROTYPING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; URETHRITIS; UTERINE CERVICITIS;

EID: 34848850502     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 02550857     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.34763     Document Type: Article

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