Microbiology of lower respiratory tract infections in Benin city, Nigeria

Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 27-31

  Egbe, Christopher Aye ^a   Ndiokwere, Casimir ^a   Omoregie, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Aetiology; Antibacterial agents; Clinical microbiology; Nigeria; Prevalence; References; Respiratory tract infections

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLOXACILLIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; OFLOXACIN; TETRACYCLINE;

ACINETOBACTER; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 79954466845     PISSN: 1394195X     EISSN: 21804303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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