Fluroquinolone resistance in Typhoidal salmonella and its detection by nalidixic acid disc diffusion

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 295-301

  Anjum, P ^a   Qureshi, A H ^a   Rafi, S ^a  

^a ARMY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; NALIDIXIC ACID; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLOOD CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DIFFUSION; IN VITRO STUDY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MODIFIED KIRBY BAUER DISK DIFFUSION METHOD; NALIDIXIC ACID DISK DIFFUSION METHOD; NONHUMAN; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SEROLOGY;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; DIFFUSION; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ERYTHROMYCIN; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; NALIDIXIC ACID; PAKISTAN; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS;

EID: 4043097609     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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