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Phenotypic and genetic characterization of Vibrio cholerae O1 clinical isolates collected through national antimicrobial resistance surveillance network in Nepal.
World journal of microbiology & biotechnology - 1 Aug 2012
Shakya Geeta, Kim Dong Wook, Clemens John D, Malla Sarala, Upadhyaya Bishnu Prasad, Dumre Shyam Prakash, Shrestha Sirjana Devi, Adhikari Shailaja, Sharma Supriya, Rijal Nisha, Shrestha Sanjaya K, Mason Carl, Kansakar Palpasa
Abstract excerpt
Cholera occurs in sporadic cases and outbreaks in Nepal each year. Vibrio cholerae O1 (n = 522) isolated during 2007-2010 from diarrheal patients at 10 different hospital laboratories in Nepal were characterized. Biochemical and serologic identifications showed that all the isolates belonged to serogroup O1, El Tor biotype. Except 72 isolates of Inaba serotype isolated in the year 2007, all the remaining isolates...
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