title: Phenotypic, genotypic, and antibiotic sensitivity patterns of strains isolated from the cholera epidemic in Zimbabwe.
abstract: This paper details the phenotypic, genotypic, and antibiotic sensitivity patterns of 88 Vibrio cholerae strains from Zimbabwe. Of the 88 strains, 83 were classified as "altered El Tor" and 5 as "hybrid El Tor" strains. All of the strains were susceptible to tetracycline, doxycycline, ciprofloxacin, and azithromycin by disc diffusion, but susceptibility to tetracycline and azithromycin diminished when observed using the MIC method.
authors.affiliation: International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, 68 Shahid Tajuddin Ahmed, Sarani, Mohakhali, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh. sislam@icddrb.org
authors.forename: Mohammad S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Islam
authors.forename: Zahid H
authors.initials: ZH
authors.lastname: Mahmud
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ansaruzzaman
authors.forename: Shah M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Faruque
authors.forename: Kaisar A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Talukder
authors.forename: Firdausi
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Qadri
authors.forename: Munirul
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alam
authors.forename: Shafiqul
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Islam
authors.forename: Pradip K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Bardhan
authors.forename: Ramendra N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Mazumder
authors.forename: Azharul I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: Sirajuddin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.forename: Anwarul
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Iqbal
authors.forename: Owen
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Chitsatso
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mudzori
authors.forename: Sheetal
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: Stanley M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Midzi
authors.forename: Lincoln
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Charimari
authors.forename: Hubert P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Endtz
authors.forename: Alejandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cravioto
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D002771:Cholera / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D017720:Molecular Epidemiology; D058889:Molecular Typing; D014734:Vibrio cholerae / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015030:Zimbabwe / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents