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Published on: May 30, 2017
Phenotypic, genotypic, and antibiotic sensitivity patterns of strains isolated from the cholera epidemic in Zimbabwe
Mohammad S Islam1, Zahid H Mahmud, Mohammad Ansaruzzaman
1International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, 68 Shahid Tajuddin Ahmed, Sarani, Mohakhali, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh. sislam@icddrb.org
Abstract:
This paper details the phenotypic, genotypic, and antibiotic sensitivity patterns of 88 Vibrio cholerae strains from Zimbabwe. Of the 88 strains, 83 were classified as "altered El Tor" and 5 as "hybrid El Tor" strains. All of the strains were susceptible to tetracycline, doxycycline, ciprofloxacin, and azithromycin by disc diffusion, but susceptibility to tetracycline and azithromycin diminished when observed using the MIC method.
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