Reemergence of chloramphenicol sensitivity in enteric fever

Medical Journal Armed Forces India

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 212-214

  Bhatia, J K ^a   Mathur, A D ^b   Arora, M M ^c  

^a MILITARY HOSPITAL   (India)

^b BASE HOSPITAL   (India)

^c ARMED FORCES MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Chloramphenicol; Enteric fever; Salmonella enterica serovar paratyphi A; Salmonella enterica serovar typhi

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPICILLIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; NALIDIXIC ACID; OFLOXACIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG RESPONSE; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INDIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; SALMONELLA PARATYPHI; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SALMONELLOSIS; TYPHOID FEVER;

EID: 38349135759     PISSN: 03771237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-1237(07)80136-5     Document Type: Article

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