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

Full Length Research Paper

Frequent carriage of invasive Salmonellae amongst patients infected with schistosomiasis in Sudan

Abdo K. Salem
  • Abdo K. Salem
  • Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Khartoum University, P.O. Box 11081, Khartoum, Sudan
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Naser E. Bilal
  • Naser E. Bilal
  • Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Khartoum University, P.O. Box 11081, Khartoum, Sudan
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Mutasim E. Ibrahim*
  • Mutasim E. Ibrahim*
  • VDepartment of Clinical Microbiology and Parasitology, College of Medicine, Bisha University, P.O. Box 731, Bisha 61922, Saudi Arabia
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  •  Received: 25 October 2014
  •  Accepted: 08 December 2014
  •  Published: 20 February 2015

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