The distribution and antibiotic susceptibility of Shigella isolates in Dakar, Senegal (2000-2002)

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 307-308

  Dromigny, Jacques Albert ^a   Macondo, Edgard Adam ^b   Juergens Behr, Ann ^a   Siby, Tidiane ^b   Perrier Gros Claude, Jean David ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR DE DAKAR   (Senegal)

^b Laboratoire Bio24   (Senegal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMINOGLYCOSIDE; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFALOTIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEFOXITIN; CEPHALOSPORIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; NALIDIXIC ACID; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TETRACYCLINE; TOBRAMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; FECES ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHIGELLA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CLASSIFICATION; DRUG EFFECT; FECES; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LETTER; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; OUTPATIENT; SENEGAL; SEROTYPING; SHIGELLOSIS;

SHIGELLA;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; DYSENTERY, BACILLARY; FECES; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; OUTPATIENTS; SENEGAL; SEROTYPING; SHIGELLA;

EID: 4344576363     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2004.04.001     Document Type: Letter

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