Resistance pattern of uropathogenic bacteria in males with lower urinary tract obstruction in Kumasi, Ghana

Christian Kofi Gyasi-Sarpong; Bernard Nkrumah; Edwin Mwintiereh Ta-ang Yenli; Arhin Addae Appiah; Ken Aboah; Roland Azorliade; Augusta S. Kolekang; Idriss Ali*

doi:10.5897/AJMR2014.6894

African Journal of
Microbiology Research

Abbreviation: Afr. J. Microbiol. Res.
Language: English
ISSN: 1996-0808
DOI: 10.5897/AJMR
Start Year: 2007
Published Articles: 5233

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Resistance pattern of uropathogenic bacteria in males with lower urinary tract obstruction in Kumasi, Ghana

Christian Kofi Gyasi-Sarpong

Christian Kofi Gyasi-Sarpong
1. Urology Department, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana; 2. Urology Unit, Department of Surgery, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, School of Medical Sciences, Kumasi, Ghana.
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Bernard Nkrumah

Bernard Nkrumah
Agogo Malaria Research Unit, Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine, Kumasi, Ghana
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Edwin Mwintiereh Ta-ang Yenli

Edwin Mwintiereh Ta-ang Yenli
Urology Unit, Department of Surgery, Tamale Teaching Hospital, Tamale, Ghana
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Arhin Addae Appiah

Arhin Addae Appiah
Urology Department, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana
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Ken Aboah

Ken Aboah
1. Urology Department, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana; 2. Urology Unit, Department of Surgery, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, School of Medical Sciences, Kumasi, Ghana.
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Roland Azorliade

Roland Azorliade
Urology Department, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana
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Augusta S. Kolekang

Augusta S. Kolekang
Microbiology Department, College of Health and Wellbeing, Kintampo, Ghana
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Idriss Ali*

Idriss Ali*
Agogo Malaria Research Unit, Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine, Kumasi, Ghana
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Article Number - 172730647457
Vol.8(36), pp. 3324-3329 , September 2014
https://doi.org/10.5897/AJMR2014.6894

Received: 11 May 2014
Accepted: 22 August 2014
Published: 03 September 2014

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