High level of antimicrobial resistance in Shigella species isolated from diarrhoeal patients in University of Gondar Teaching Hospital, Gondar, Ethiopia

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Volumn 2, Issue , 2008, Pages 328-340

  Huruy, Kahsay ^a   Kassu, Afework ^a   Mulu, Andargachew ^a   Gebretsadik, Simon ^a   Andargie, Gashaw ^a   Tadesse, Takele ^a   Birhan, Wubet ^a   Worku, Netsanet ^a   Ghebreselassie, Desta ^b   Belyhun, Yeshambel ^a   Yifru, Sisay ^a   Adugna, Solomon ^a   Tiruneh, Moges ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GONDAR   (Ethiopia)

^b MEKELLE UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; TETRACYCLINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIARRHEA; ETHIOPIA; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; SHIGELLA; SHIGELLOSIS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 52649169754     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18278620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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