Study for microbiological pattern and in vitro antibiotic susceptibility in patients having diabetic foot infections at tertiary care hospital in Abbottabad

World Applied Sciences Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 123-131

  Hayat, Atif Sitwat ^a   Khan, Abdul Haque ^b   Masood, Naila ^b   Shaikh, Naila ^b  

^a THE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

^b LIAQUAT UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Amputation of lower extremity; Culture; Diabetic foot infections; Glycemic control; Gram negative organisms; In vitro antibiotic susceptibility; Microbiological pattern

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053975567     PISSN: 18184952     EISSN: 19916426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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