Antibiotic susceptibility pattern of Shigella isolates in a tertiary healthcare center

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Shigellosis is one of the most common causes of morbidity and mortality in children in developing countries. To the best of our knowledge, there is no published data in the study area on the antimicrobial susceptibility pattern and prevalence of Shigella species among diar...

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Main Authors: Anitha Madhavan, Sobha Balakrishnan, Jayalakshmi Vasudevapanicker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2018-04-01
Series:Journal of Laboratory Physicians
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/JLP.JLP_93_17