Faecal excretion of Vibrio cholerae during convalescence of cholera patients in Calabar, Nigeria
Faecal excretion of Vibrio cholerae during convalescence of cholera patients in Calabar, Nigeria
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DOI:
10.1023/a:1007541317104
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发表时间:
1999-04-01
影响因子:
13.6
通讯作者:
Asindi, AA
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作者:
Utsalo, SJ;Eko, FO;Asindi, AA
The pattern of faecal excretion of Vibrio cholerae was studied over a duration of eight months among 13 cholera convalescents by two-weekly surveillance cultures. Stools and rectal swabs were cultured on Thiosulphate citrate bile salts sucrose (TCBS) agar for the recovery of vibrio pathogens. Clinical phase and convalescent phase V. cholerae strains were compared for antibiogram profiles. The population of vibrios recovered from faecal inocula was usually scanty (