Decreased susceptibility to antimicrobials among Shigella flexneri isolates in Manipal, South India - A 5 year hospital based study

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1447-1451

  Mamatha, Ballal ^a   Rituparna, Chakraborty ^a  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Antimicrobials; Decreased susceptibility; India; Shigella

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873019361     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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