Antibiotic sensitivity pattern of Staphylococcus aureus in Abakaliki, Nigeria

Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 231-235

  Ikeagwu, I J ^a   Amadi, E S ^b   Iroha, I R ^b  

^a FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTER   (Nigeria)

^b EBONYI STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Abakaliki; Antibiotics; Resistance; Sensitivity; Staphylococcus Aureus

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; CLOXACILLIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; OFLOXACIN; TETRACYCLINE;

AGAR DIFFUSION; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISK DIFFUSION; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; SPERM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; URINE; VAGINA; WOUND;

EID: 44849118450     PISSN: 1682024X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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