High Prevalence of Spirochetosis in Cholera Patients, Bangladesh

High Prevalence of Spirochetosis in Cholera Patients, Bangladesh

The microbes that accompany the etiologic agent of cholera, Vibrio cholerae, are only now being defined. In this study, spirochetes from the genus Brachyspira were identified at high titers in more than one third of cholera patients in Bangladesh. Spirochetosis should now be tracked in the setting o...

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Main Authors: Eric J. Nelson, Angela Tanudra, Ashrafuzzaman Chowdhury, Anne V. Kane, Firdausi Qadri, Stephen B. Calderwood, Jenifer Coburn, Andrew Camilli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009-04-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Spirochetosis
spirochete
cholera
Vibrio cholerae
Brachyspira
coinfection
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/4/08-1214_article

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