A localised outbreak of Vibrio cholerae O139 in Kolkata, West Bengal

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 115, Issue APR., 2002, Pages 149-152

  Sur, D ^a   Sengupta, P G ^a   Mondal, S K ^a   Dutta, P ^a   Gupta, D N ^a   Ghosh, S ^a   Pandey, A ^a   Ramamurthy, T ^a   Bhattacharya, S K ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHOLERA AND ENTERIC DISEASES   (India)

Author keywords

Chlorination; Explosive outbreak; Vibrio cholerae O139

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; FURAZOLIDONE; NALIDIXIC ACID; NORFLOXACIN; TETRACYCLINE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHLORINATION; CHOLERA; DEHYDRATION; DIARRHEA; EPIDEMIC; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY;

CHOLERA; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; INDIA; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 0036526614     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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