Open AccessAntibiotic sensitivity and plasmid profiles of Escherichia coli isolated from pediatric diarrhea
Author(s) -
B. Uma,
K Prabhakar,
Saddayappan Rajendran,
K Kavitha,
Y. Lakshmi Sarayu
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of global infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-8245
pISSN - 0974-777X
DOI - 10.4103/0974-777x.56255
Subject(s) - plasmid , microbiology and biotechnology , ampicillin , escherichia coli , amikacin , imipenem , antibiotic resistance , biology , antibiotics , drug resistance , genetics , gene
The emergence of drug resistance among diarrheagenic Escherichia coli (E. coli) in the pediatric population is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in developing countries.