Susceptibility pattern of uropathogens to ciprofloxacin at the Ghana police hospital
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Susceptibility pattern of uropathogens to ciprofloxacin at the Ghana police hospital
INTRODUCTION Reports of increasing resistance of uropathogens to antimicrobials is of global concern. Culture and drug susceptibility tests remain a vital guide to effective therapy. The aim of this study was to determine the susceptibility pattern of isolated uropathogens to ciprofloxacin at the Ghana Police Hospital. METHODS A total of 705 mid-stream urine samples were collected from patien...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pan African Medical Journal
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1937-8688
DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2015.22.87.6037