Reemergence of chloramphenicol in typhoid fever in the era of antibiotic resistance

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 58, Issue SUPPL DEC2010, 2010, Pages 45-46

  Khandeparkar, Prashant ^a  

^a ABBOTT LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN;

ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; TYPHOID FEVER;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; TYPHOID FEVER;

EID: 79960070749     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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