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Phenotypic, Genotypic, and Antibiotic Sensitivity Patterns of Strains Isolated from the Cholera Epidemic in Zimbabwe

Year: 2011

Type: article

Abstract: This paper details the phenotypic, genotypic, and antibiotic sensitivity patterns of 88 Vibrio cholerae strains from Zimbabwe. Of the 88 strains, 83 were classified as "altered El Tor" and 5 as "hybrid El Tor" strains. All of the strains were susceptible to tetracycline, doxycycline, ciprofloxacin, and azithromycin by disc diffusion, but susceptibility to tetracycline and azithromycin diminished when observed using the MIC method.

Source: Journal of Clinical Microbiology

DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00432-11

Authors: Mohammad S. Islam, Zahid H. Mahmud, Mohammad Ansaruzzaman, Shah M. Faruque, Kaisar A. Talukder, Firdausi Qadri, Munirul Alam, Shafiqul Islam, Pradip K. Bardhan, Ramendra N. Mazumder, Azharul I. Khan, Sirajuddin Ahmed, Anwarul Iqbal, Owen Chitsatso, James Mudzori, Sheetal Patel, Stanley M. Midzi, Lincoln Charimari, Hubert P. Endtz, Alejandro Cravioto

Institutions: International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Ministry of Health and Child Welfare, World Health Organization - Zimbabwe, Erasmus MC

Language: English

Topic: Vibrio bacteria research studies

Subfield: Microbiology

Field: Immunology and Microbiology

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2139782018

FWCI: 4.551

Cites: 16

Cited by: 40

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