International Journal of Tropical Medicine
Year:
2019
Volume:
14
Issue:
1
Page No.
11 - 16
Microbiological Assessment of Gram Negative Bacterial Isolates from
Ear, Eye, Nose and Throat among Patients Attending Aresho
Advanced Medical Laboratory, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Authors :
T. Estifanos,
A. Mesele
and
C. Meseret
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