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Ciprofloxacin resistance and its molecular mechanism in Campylobacter spp. isolated in Kuwait.
Microbial drug resistance (Larchmont, N.Y.) - 1 Jan 2005
Albert M John, Neil Lalitha, Pazhoor Aleyamma A, Haridas Shilpa, Rotimi Vincent O, Khan Islam
Abstract excerpt
Campylobacter spp. are an important cause of diarrhea in Kuwait. Because susceptibility data for ciprofloxacin and erythromycin, the two recommended drugs for treatment, are not available for this part of the world, 64 Campylobacter spp. isolates obtained from human diarrheal stools in Kuwait during 2000--2003 were studied for susceptibility to these antimicrobials by E-test. The utility of a simple mismatch...
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