Prevalence of bacteria in chronic suppurative otitis Media patients and their sensitivity patterns against various antibiotics in human population of gilgit

Pakistan Journal of Zoology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1647-1653

  Mariam, M ^a   AhMed, Khalil ^a   Mir, Ahsanullah ^a   Jan, Mehtab ^b   Imran, Raja ^a   Shah, Gulab ^b   Farmanullah, F ^b   Latif, Abdul ^b  

^a KARAKORAM INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b District Head Quarter Hospital   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Inflammation of middle ear; Middle ear infection; Otitis Media; Otitis Media in Gilgit

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; ANTIBIOTICS; BACTERIUM; HEARING; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEX RATIO;

GILGIT; GILGIT-BALTISTAN; PAKISTAN;

EID: 84891379821     PISSN: 00309923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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