Epidemics of severe cholera caused by El Tor Vibrio cholerae O1 Ogawa possessing the ctxB gene of the classical biotype in Orissa, India

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2010, Pages e384-e389

  Pal, B B ^a   Khuntia, H K ^a   Samal, S K ^a   Kar, S K ^a   Patnaik, B ^b  

^a REGIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTRE ICMR   (India)

^b Directorate of Health Services   (India)

Author keywords

Classical; CtxB gene; El Tor Vibrio cholerae O1; Orissa

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; LUNG; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84859615482     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: 18783511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2009.06.020     Document Type: Article

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