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

Antimicrobial resistance patterns of Klebsiella isolates from clinical samples in a Saudi hospital

Samah Ghanem
  • Samah Ghanem
  • Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taibah University, Madinah, P. O. Box 3893, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Hatem M. El Shafey
  • Hatem M. El Shafey
  • Department of Radiation Microbiology, National Center for Radiation Research and Technology, P. O. Box 29, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt.
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El Kelani A. Tamer
  • El Kelani A. Tamer
  • Department of Radiation Microbiology, National Center for Radiation Research and Technology, P. O. Box 29, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt.
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Nikhat Manzoor
  • Nikhat Manzoor
  • Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taibah University, Madinah, P. O. Box 3893, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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  •  Received: 13 January 2017
  •  Accepted: 05 June 2017
  •  Published: 21 June 2017

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