African Journal of
Microbiology Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Microbiol. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0808
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJMR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 5227

Full Length Research Paper

Nosocomial infection caused by multidrug resistant Enterobacteriaceae and their spread in inanimate surfaces in East-Algerian hospitals

Widad Bouguenoun
  • Widad Bouguenoun
  • Laboratoire de biochimie et microbiologie appliquée, Université de Annaba, Algerie.
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Ahmed Aimen Bentorki
  • Ahmed Aimen Bentorki
  • Laboratoire de Microbiologie, CHU Dorban. Annaba, Algerie.
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Imane Bouguenoun
  • Imane Bouguenoun
  • Laboratoire de biochimie et microbiologie appliquée, Université de Annaba, Algerie.
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Tarek Merad
  • Tarek Merad
  • Laboratoire d’Amélioration Génétique des Plantes, Université de Annaba, Algerie.
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  •  Received: 20 June 2016
  •  Accepted: 09 August 2016
  •  Published: 28 August 2016

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