Invasive Gram-negative bacilli are frequently resistant to standard antibiotics for children admitted to hospital in Kilifi, Kenya.

OBJECTIVES: To determine the pattern of resistance among Gram-negative bacilli causing invasive bacterial disease for the antibiotics that are already in common use in Kilifi, Kenya and for two potential alternatives, ciprofloxacin and cefotaxime. Also, to determine whether prevalence and severity...

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Main Authors: Bejon, P, Mwangi, I, Ngetsa, C, Mwarumba, S, Berkley, J, Lowe, B, Maitland, K, Marsh, K, English, M, Scott, J
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2005