Faecal excretion of Vibrio cholerae during convalescence of cholera patients in Calabar, Nigeria

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 379-381

  Utsalo, S J ^a   Eko, F O ^a,b   Umoh, F ^a   Asindi, A A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Cholera convalescents; Faecal excretions

Indexed keywords

TETRACYCLINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHOLERA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONVALESCENCE; FECES ANALYSIS; FECES CULTURE; HUMAN; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NIGERIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHOLERA; CONVALESCENCE; FECES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; TETRACYCLINES; TIME FACTORS; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 0032998742     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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