| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |