First report of Vibrio cholerae infection from Andaman and Nicobar, India.
Out of 34 Stool Samples collected during an outbreak of diarrhoea, Vibrio cholerae 01 was isolated from 10 samples contrary to earlier reports that Shigella species was the only cause of diarrhoeal disease in Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
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Wajid Ali
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G.B. Pant Hospital, Port Blair, Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
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D002771:Cholera / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D014734:Vibrio cholerae / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*