| prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of vibrio spp. in retail and farm shrimps in ecuador. | the aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of vibrio spp. in shrimp at retail and in shrimp farms in ecuador and to determine the antimicrobial agent resistance patterns of farm isolates. the presence of genes linked to early mortality syndrome (ems) or acute hepatopancreatic necrosis disease (ahpnd) also was evaluated. vibrio spp. were isolated from retail shrimps in cuenca, ecuador, and farm shrimps originating from provinces el oro and guayas, ecuador. a total of 229 shrimp sampl ... | 2015 | 26555534 |
| epidemic cholera in ecuador: multidrug-resistance and transmission by water and seafood. | to determine risk factors for cholera in an epidemic-disease area in south america, a case-control investigation was performed in guayaquil, ecuador, in july 1991. residents > 5 years old who were hospitalized for treatment of acute, watery diarrhoea and two matched controls for each were interviewed regarding sources of water and food, and eating, drinking, and hygienic habits. interviewers inspected homes of case-patients and controls to document water treatment, food-handling, and hygienic pr ... | 1994 | 8119348 |