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The increased severity in patients presenting to hospital with diarrhea in Dhaka, Bangladesh since the emergence of the hybrid strain of Vibrio cholerae O1 is not unique to cholera patients.
International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases - 1 Nov 2015
Chowdhury Fahima, Kuchta Alison, Khan Ashraful Islam, Faruque A S G, Calderwood Stephen B, Ryan Edward T, Qadri Firdausi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: A hybrid strain of Vibrio cholerae O1 El Tor that expresses a classical cholera toxin (CT) emerged in 2001. This hybrid variant rapidly replaced the previous El Tor strain around the world. The global emergence of this variant coincided with anecdotal reports that cholera patients were presenting with more severe dehydration and disease in many locations. METHODS: A comparison was made of the severity...
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