Prevalence and antibiotics susceptibility of uropathogens in patients from a rural environment, Tamilnadu

American Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 29-33

  Arjunan, Maripandi ^a,b   Al Salamah, Ali A ^b   Amuthan, M ^a  

^a Sri Paramakalyani ^*  (India)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Drug susceptility; Uropathogens; UTI patients

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CARBENICILLIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; NALIDIXIC ACID; NITROFURANTOIN; NORFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN G; RIFAMPICIN; TETRACYCLINE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CALIBRATION; CITROBACTER; DISK DIFFUSION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; NONHUMAN; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PREVALENCE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RURAL AREA; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CULTURE;

EID: 77954653940     PISSN: 15536203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3844/ajidsp.2010.29.33     Document Type: Article

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