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vibrio cholerae o1 from accra, ghana carrying a class 2 integron and the sxt element.

vibrio cholerae o1 from a 2006 outbreak in accra were commonly resistant to multiple antimicrobials and, in particular, to trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole, drugs commonly used in the treatment of cholera. we sought to determine the genetic basis for trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole resistance in outbreak isolates.