Antimicrobial resistance in Shigella species isolated in Dakar, Senegal (2004-2006)

Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 307-309

  Sire, Jean Marie ^a   Macondo, Edgard Adam ^b   Perrier Gros Claude, Jean David ^a   Siby, Tidiane ^b   Bahsoun, Ibrahim ^a   Seck, Abdoulaye ^a   Garin, Benoit ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR DE DAKAR   (Senegal)

^b Laboratoire Bio24   (Senegal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFALOTIN; CEFOTAXIME; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; NALIDIXIC ACID; STREPTOMYCIN; SULFONAMIDE; TETRACYCLINE; TICARCILLIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISK DIFFUSION; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENEGAL; SHIGELLA; SHIGELLA BOYDII; SHIGELLA DYSENTERIAE; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; SHIGELLA SONNEI;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISK DIFFUSION ANTIMICROBIAL TESTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; DYSENTERY, BACILLARY; FECES; HUMANS; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; SENEGAL; SHIGELLA; SHIGELLA BOYDII; SHIGELLA DYSENTERIAE; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; SHIGELLA SONNEI; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 48749088380     PISSN: 13446304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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