Current microbial isolates from wound swabs, their culture and sensitivity pattern at the Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital, Okolobiri, Nigeria

Tropical Medicine and Health

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 49-53

  Pondei, Kemebradikumo ^a,b   Fente, Beleudanyo G ^a,b   Oladapo, Oluwatoyosi ^b  

^a NIGER DELTA UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial resistance; Bacteria; Wound infection

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFUROXIME; CLOXACILLIN; GENTAMICIN; NITROFURANTOIN; OFLOXACIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISK DIFFUSION; FEMALE; GENETIC STRAIN; HUMAN; INFANT; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84879723327     PISSN: 13488945     EISSN: 13494147     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2149/tmh.2012-14     Document Type: Article

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