| vibrio cholerae o139 in karachi, pakistan. | | 1993 | 7901702 |
| cholera in a developing megacity; karachi, pakistan. | despite rapid urbanization and increasing affluence in karachi, cases of cholera are frequent. we analysed computerized isolation data from the akuh clinical microbiology laboratory, karachi, from 1990-6 to examine microbiological, temporal and demographic trends in vibrio cholerae infections. during this period 888 strains of v. cholerae (566 v. cholerae serogroup o1, and 204 v. cholerae serogroup o139) were isolated from specimens from 886 patients; 214/464 were adult inpatients, and 250/464 p ... | 1997 | 9440430 |
| cholera in children in karachi from 1990 through 1995: a study of cases admitted to a tertiary care hospital. | although cholera is an endemic disease in bangladesh, india and other countries, it was never a significant cause of gastroenteritis in pakistan before 1988. since then, cases of cholera are identified each year, both in adults and children in pakistan. in order to see the contribution of vibrio cholerae as a cause of gastroenteritis in children, we reviewed the cases of cholera admitted in the pediatric ward of the aga khan university hospital, karachi, pakistan. of 4346 children hospitalized w ... | 1998 | 9813989 |
| emergence of nalidixic acid resistant vibrio cholerae o-1 in karachi. | | 1999 | 10647244 |
| seasonal variation in bacterial pathogens isolated from stool samples in karachi, pakistan. | to determine the seasonal variation of the commonly isolated bacterial pathogens in stool samples. | 2003 | 12779031 |
| re-emergence of vibrio cholerae o139 in pakistan: report from a tertiary care hospital. | this study reports re-emergence of vibrio cholerae o139 in pakistan in 2000-2001 from a tertiary care hospital in karachi, pakistan. | 2003 | 14558737 |
| seasonality and species of vibrio cholerae in karachi, pakistan. | | 2004 | 15510965 |
| consecutive outbreaks of vibrio cholerae o139 and v. cholerae o1 cholera in a fishing village near karachi, pakistan. | in july 2002 and june 2003, cholera outbreaks were detected by a diarrhoea surveillance system in a village outside karachi, pakistan. specimens were culture confirmed. the first outbreak was caused by vibrio cholerae o139 (n = 30) and the second outbreak by v. cholerae o1 (n = 39). demographic and clinical features of patients were recorded and case-control studies were conducted following each outbreak. clinical information was obtained for 29 of the 30 patients in the first outbreak, and 2 of ... | 2006 | 16443247 |
| increased isolation of vibrio cholerae o1 serotype inaba over serotype ogawa in pakistan. | although the predominant vibrio cholerae serotype in pakistan is ogawa and serotype inaba is rare, there has been a significant increase in the isolation of inaba in our referral laboratory in karachi. this paper reports this observation and further analysis of previous cholera data from 1993 to 2005 to assess the trend of occurrence and resistance pattern of v. cholerae strains. from january to september 2005, 245/3292 (7.4%) specimens yielded growth of v. cholerae. of these, 243 were serotype ... | 2008 | 18720620 |
| 'gastro' of mirpur khas (sindh) is resolved. | diarrhoeal disease is a common cause of major public health concern in many parts of the world including pakistan. | 2008 | 19024176 |