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

Resistance genes to sulphonamide in commensal Escherichia coli isolated from stool of patients in Mansoura University Children Hospital

Samah Sabry El-Kazzaz
  • Samah Sabry El-Kazzaz
  • Medical Microbiology and Immunology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Egypt.
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Ghada El-Saeed Mashaly
  • Ghada El-Saeed Mashaly
  • Medical Microbiology and Immunology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Egypt.
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Amr Mohamed El-Sabbagh
  • Amr Mohamed El-Sabbagh
  • Medical Microbiology and Immunology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Egypt.
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Dina Salama Abd Elmagid
  • Dina Salama Abd Elmagid
  • Pediatrics Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Egypt.
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  •  Received: 30 April 2016
  •  Accepted: 09 August 2016
  •  Published: 07 September 2016

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