International Journal of
Medicine and Medical Sciences

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Med. Med. Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9723
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJMMS
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 535

Full Length Research Paper

Multicenter bacteraemia among Sudanese children: Causative agents and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns

Baha Eldin K. Elamin*
  • Baha Eldin K. Elamin*
  • Department of Microbiology , Faculty of Medicine, University of Bisha, Riyadh Street , P.O Box 551, Bisha , Saudi Arabia.
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Maryam Atif Salah Eldin
  • Maryam Atif Salah Eldin
  • Faculty of Medical Laboratory Sciences, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan.
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Maali Faisel Abd Elseed
  • Maali Faisel Abd Elseed
  • Faculty of Medical Laboratory Sciences, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan.
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Emanowell Sedig
  • Emanowell Sedig
  • Faculty of Medical Laboratory Sciences, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan.
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  •  Received: 24 December 2014
  •  Accepted: 31 March 2015
  •  Published: 30 April 2015

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