Cholera outbreak caused by drug resistant Vibrio cholerae serogroup O1 biotype ElTor serotype Ogawa in Nepal; a cross-sectional study

Cholera outbreak caused by drug resistant Vibrio cholerae serogroup O1 biotype ElTor serotype Ogawa in Nepal; a cross-sectional study

Abstract Background Cholera is a major cause of mortality and morbidity in underdeveloped countries including Nepal. Recently drug resistance in Vibrio cholerae has become a serious problem mainly in developing countries. The main objectives of our study were to investigate the occurrence of Vibrio...

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Main Authors: Pappu Kumar Gupta, Narayan Dutt Pant, Ramkrishna Bhandari, Padma Shrestha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-06-01
Series:Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Subjects:
Vibrio cholerae
El Tor
Ogawa
Cholera
Epidemic
Multidrug resistance
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13756-016-0122-7

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