| a recent outbreak of cholera due to vibrio cholerae o1 ogawa in & around chandigarh, north india. | an outbreak of cholera caused by vibrio cholerae o1 ogawa occurred in and around chandigarh during july 22-31, 2002. of the 303 patients admitted to two hospitals, 82 were confirmed by culture. two rehabilitation colonies located at the periphery of chandigarh were mainly affected. the isolates were biotyped as eltor and were susceptible to many antibiotics. thirty one (35.2%) of 88 water samples showed evidence of faecal contamination. the survey of the area revealed sewage contamination of the ... | 2003 | 14748469 |
| emergence of vibrio cholerae o1 biotype el tor serotype inaba in north india. | all cases of cholera that have occurred at our center in north india have been due to vibrio cholerae o1 serotype ogawa, including the outbreaks in 2002 and 2004. here we report the emergence of v. cholerae o1 biotype el tor serotype inaba for the first time in this region since july 2004. fifteen inaba isolates were obtained from 32 patients suffering from cholera-like illness. the patients lived in chandigarh and the neighboring states of punjab, haryana, and himachal pradesh. all strains were ... | 2005 | 16116259 |
| outbreak of cholera in & around chandigarh during two successive years (2002, 2003). | outbreaks of cholera caused by vibrio cholerae o1 ogawa occurred in and around chandigarh during two successive year 2002 and 2003. this study highlights the antibiotic sensitivity and phage typing pattern of v. cholerae isolates during 2002 and 2003. | 2005 | 16456254 |
| enterotoxigenic escherichia coli causing cholerogenic syndrome during an interepidemic period of cholera in north india. | a study was undertaken to look for heat-labile enterotoxin producing escherichia coli (lt-etec) in patients with acute watery diarrhea resembling cholera in chandigarh in north india. two periods were selected, an interepidemic (2001) and an epidemic (2002) period. heat-labile enterotoxin (lt) was detected using reverse passive latex agglutination test. lt-etec strains were serotyped and antimicrobial susceptibility was studied. lt-etec was detected in 16 of 21 stool samples during 2001. other o ... | 2006 | 16936343 |
| epidemiology & antibiograms of vibrio cholerae isolates from a tertiary care hospital in chandigarh, north india. | cholera is endemic in chandigarh and its surrounding areas. this retrospective study was undertaken over a period of nine years (january 1999-december 2007) from a tertiary care hospital in north india to understand the changing epidemiology aspects and antibiotic resistance patterns in vibrio cholerae isolates. | 2009 | 19675394 |