Tetracycline resistant cholera in Kelantan.
Sensitivity testing on Vibrio cholerae isolates during an epidemic in 1998 in Kelantan identified strains resistant to tetracycline. This prompted a change in the usual management of cholera in Kelantan. The antibiotic of choice was changed from tetracycline to erythromycin.
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Epidemiology Unit, Department of Health Kelantan, Wisma Persekutuan, Jalan Bayam, Kota Bharu.
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D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002771:Cholera / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D004917:Erythromycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008296:Malaysia; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D013752:Tetracycline / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014734:Vibrio cholerae / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004917:Erythromycin; D013752:Tetracycline