Multidrug resistance of isolates of Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in paper currency notes from restaurants and hotels in Lusaka in Zambia

International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 363-366

  Neel, R ^a  

^a Department of Science   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Market places; Paper currency notes; S. aureus isolates

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CATALASE; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; COAGULASE; GENTAMICIN; LINEZOLID; METICILLIN; OFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; STREPTOMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

AGAR DIFFUSION; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL LOAD; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CATERING SERVICE; INCIDENCE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PAPER; ZAMBIA;

EID: 84874540066     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09751491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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