Drug sensitivity patterns of bacterial isolates from septic post-operative wounds in a regional referral hospital in Uganda

African Health Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 148-154

  Anguzu, J R ^a,b   Olila, Deo ^a  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b Jinja Regional Referral Hospital   (Uganda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SEPTIC SHOCK; SURGICAL INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UGANDA;

BACTERIA; CROSS INFECTION; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SHOCK, SEPTIC; SPECIMEN HANDLING; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UGANDA;

EID: 58149102942     PISSN: 16806905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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