A report of Pseudomonas aeruginosa antibiotic resistance from a multicenter study in Iran [11]

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 435-436

  Boroumand, M ^a   Esfahanifard, P ^a   Saadat, S ^a   Sheihkvatan, M ^a   Hekmatyazdi, S ^b   Saremi, M ^b   Nazemi, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b Ctr of Res and Ref Lab of Iran   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; IMIPENEM;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BROTH DILUTION; DISK DIFFUSION; EPSILOMETER TEST; IRAN; LETTER; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 37549003229     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 02550857     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.37368     Document Type: Letter

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