African Journal of
Microbiology Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Microbiol. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0808
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJMR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 5195

Full Length Research Paper

Antibiotic susceptibility pattern of bacterial isolates in children with otitis media in Zamfara, North-Western Nigeria

Bilkisu Ilah Garba
  • Bilkisu Ilah Garba
  • Department of Paediatrics, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital Sokoto, Nigeria.
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Bello Alhaji Mohammed
  • Bello Alhaji Mohammed
  • Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ahmad Sani Yariman Bakura Specialist Hospital, Gusau, Zamfara State, Nigeria.
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Fatima Mohammed
  • Fatima Mohammed
  • Department of Paediatrics, Ahmad Sani Yariman Bakura Specialist Hospital, Gusau, Zamfara State, Nigeria.
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Murtala Rabiu
  • Murtala Rabiu
  • Laboratory Department, Ahmad Sani Yariman Bakura Specialist Hospital, Gusau, Zamfara State, Nigeria.
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Usman Mohammed Sani
  • Usman Mohammed Sani
  • Department of Paediatrics, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital Sokoto, Nigeria.
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Khadija Omene Isezuo
  • Khadija Omene Isezuo
  • Department of Paediatrics, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital Sokoto, Nigeria.
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Usman Mohammed Waziri
  • Usman Mohammed Waziri
  • Department of Paediatrics, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital Sokoto, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 16 September 2017
  •  Accepted: 27 October 2017
  •  Published: 21 November 2017

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