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Preliminary epidemiological studies on tetracycline resistant plasmids isolated from enteric bacteria in Nigeria.
Tropical and geographical medicine - 1 Jan 1993
Olukoya D K, Daini O A, Niemogha M T
Abstract excerpt
In an epidemiological investigation on the genetic determinants responsible for tetracycline resistance in Nigeria, 518 isolates of enteric bacteria from hospitals and clinics were screened for susceptibility to antibiotics. 305 (58.8%) were resistant to tetracycline. The commonest resistance pattern that involved tetracycline resistance was tetr ampr sxtr Smr. Of the 305 isolates, 207 (67.8%) transferred...
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