Isolation of Vibrio cholerae O139 from the drinking water supply during an epidemic of cholera

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 1, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 854-858

  Ramakrishna, B S ^a   Kang, G ^a   Rajan, D P ^a   Mathan, M ^a   Mathan, V I ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

cholera; Vibrio cholerae O139

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHILD; CHOLERA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; WATER SUPPLY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 0030472631     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.1996.tb00122.x     Document Type: Article

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