Antimicrobial resistance pattern of Shigella species over five years at a tertiary-care teaching hospital in North India

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 292-295

  Urvashi, ^a   Saxena, Sonal ^a   Dutta, Renu ^a  

^a LADY HARDINGE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FECES; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LETTER; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SHIGELLA; SHIGELLOSIS; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; DYSENTERY, BACILLARY; FECES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SHIGELLA; YOUNG ADULT;

SHIGELLA;

EID: 79960439972     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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