Emerging Salmonella Paratyphi A enteric fever and changing trends in antimicrobial resistance pattern of salmonella in Shimla

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 51-53

  Verma, S ^a   Thakur, S ^a   Kanga, A ^a   Singh, G ^a   Gupta, P ^a  

^a INDIRA GANDHI MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Nalidixic acid resistant Salmonella typhi; Resistance; Salmonella

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFOPERAZONE; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFUROXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; NALIDIXIC ACID; NETILMICIN; SULBACTAM;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INDIA; MALE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PARATYPHOID FEVER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA PARATYPHI; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SEROTYPE;

EID: 75349107785     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 19983646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.58730     Document Type: Article

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