Antimicrobial resistance among Brazilian Corynebacterium diphtheriae strains

The increasing problems with multidrug resistance in relation to Corynebacterium, including C. diphtheriae, are examples of challenges confronting many countries. For this reason, Brazilian C. diphtheriae strains were evaluated by the E-Test for their susceptibility to nine antibacterial drugs used...

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Main Authors: Gabriela Andrade Pereira, Fabrícia Pires Pimenta, Fátima Rejane Wink dos Santos, Paulo Vieira Damasco, Raphael Hirata Júnior, Ana Luíza Mattos-Guaraldi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2008-08-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762008000500019