Emergence and dissemination of antibiotic resistance: A global problem

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 384-390

  Choudhury, R ^a   Panda, S ^a   Singh, D V ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF LIFE SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Globalisation; Immigration; MRSA; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPICILLIN; CAPREOMYCIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL HEMISUCCINATE; ETHAMBUTOL; ETHIONAMIDE; ISONIAZID; KANAMYCIN; MOXIFLOXACIN; RIFAMPICIN; TRIMETHOPRIM;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIUM; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EPIDEMIC; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GENE TRANSFER; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; NONHUMAN; PREVENTION STUDY; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 84871272353     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 19983646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.103756     Document Type: Review

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