High level ciprofloxacin resistance in Salmonella enterica isolated from blood

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 50-53

  Raveendran, R ^a   Wattal, C ^a   Sharma, A ^a   Oberoi, J ^a   Prasad, K ^a   Datta, S ^a  

^a SIR GANGA RAM HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Ciprofloxacin resistance; Enteric fever; MIC; Salmonella enterica

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD CULTURE; DISK DIFFUSION; EPSILOMETER TEST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SEROTYPE; TYPHOID FEVER;

EID: 38849132900     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 02550857     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.38858     Document Type: Article

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