Antimicrobial resistance pattern of plasmid-mediated extended-spectrum β-lactamase producing strains of Escherichia coli

Scientific Research and Essays

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 215-218

  Iroha, R ^a   Oji, A E ^a   Esimone, C O ^b  

^a EBONYI STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial resistance; Clinical isolates; ESBL

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 70350141820     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19922248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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