Three cases of bacteremia caused by Vibrio cholerae O1 in Blantyre, Malawi. (Dispatches).

From: Emerging Infectious Diseases | Date: November 1, 2001| Author: Corkill, John E.; Gordon, Melita A.; Hart, C. Anthony; Machili, Chipulwa E.; Magomero, Kingsley C.; Rogerson, Sheryle R.K.; Walsh, Amanda L. | Copyright information

We report three fatal cases of bacteremia (two adults, one neonate) caused by Vibrio cholerae O1 (Ogawa), which occurred in the context of a community outbreak of cholera diarrhea in Blantyre, Malawi. Only four cases of invasive disease caused by V. cholerae O1 have previously been reported. We describe the clinical features associated with these rare cases and discuss their significance.

**********

Vibrio cholerae O1 and O139, the causative agents of cholera,...

Read all of this article with a FREE trial to HighBeam Research

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles from HighBeam Research

Bacteriological profile of cholera in Tamil Nadu (1980-2001)
Indian Journal of Medical Research ; Background & objective: In addition to Vibrio cholerae O1, a recently emerged non-O1 serotype, V. cholerae O139 has also been found to be responsible for epidemics of cholera. In the context of the changing etiology of cholera, the occurrence of different serotypes, biotypes and phage types of
Reappearance of Vibro cholerae O139 during March-August, 1998 in Ludhiana (Punjab), India
Indian Journal of Medical Research ; An outbreak of V. cholerae 0139 was reported from Ludhiana in 1993. Strict bacteriological vigilance between 1994 and 1997 showed no isolates of 0139, while 01 strains continued to be isolated. In 1998, 30 strains of V. cholerae 0139 and 15 strains of V. cholerae 01 were isolated. Both strains
Three cases of bacteremia caused by Vibrio cholerae O1 in Blantyre, Malawi. (Dispatches).
Emerging Infectious Diseases ; We report three fatal cases of bacteremia (two adults, one neonate) caused by Vibrio cholerae O1 (Ogawa), which occurred in the context of a community outbreak of cholera diarrhea in Blantyre, Malawi. Only four cases of invasive disease caused by V. cholerae O1 have previously been reported. We
Cytotoxicity of non O1, non O139 vibrios isolated from fresh water bodies in Vellore, south India
Indian Journal of Medical Research ; The samples of plankton, soil sediment and water from a pond, a lake and a moat respectively in and around Vellore were studied for environmental vibrios. Vibrios were isolated from all these specimens after enrichment in alkaline peptone water and subculture on selective media. Non 01, non 0139
Update: Vibrio cholerae 01 - Western Hemisphere, 1991-1994, and V. cholerae 0139 - Asia, 1994.
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report ; The cholera epidemic caused by Vibrio cholerae 01 that began in January 1991 has continued to spread in Central and South America (Figure 1). In southern Asia, the epidemic caused by the newly recognized strain V cholerae 0139 that began in late 1992 also has continued to spread (Figure 2). This
Cluster-analysis & patterns of dissemination of multidrug resistance among clinical strains of Vibrio cholerae in Calcutta, India
Indian Journal of Medical Research ; Background & objectives: Antimicrobial resistance among Vibrio cholerae has been monitored for several years in Calcutta. To investigate the changing trends in multidrug resistance (MDR) among different serogroups of V cholerae and to perform software assisted cluster analysis the current study
Clonal analysis of non-toxigenic Vibrio cholerae 01 associated with the outbreak of cholera
Indian Journal of Medical Research ; Accepted May 20,1999 We examined the clonal relationships among eight clinical isolates of non-toxigenic (NT) V cholerae Ol associated with a cluster of cases of cholera in Warangal, Andhra Pradesh in south India and compared their relatedness to toxigenic O1 strains of classical and ElTor biotypes
A localised outbreak of Vibrio Cholerae 0139 in Kolkata, West Bengal
Indian Journal of Medical Research ; Background & objectives: An explosive outbreak of diarrhoea) disease which occurred in the Baishnabghata, Patuli area of Kolkata Municipal Corporation during September 28 to October 12, 2000, was investigated by a team from the National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, Kolkata, to
Re-emergence of El Tor vibrio in outbreak of cholera in & around Nagpur
Indian Journal of Medical Research ; Contrary to earlier outbreaks of cholera due to Vibrio cholerae O139 during 1993 and its reemergence in 1998 in and around Nagpur and only sporadic episodes thereafter for next couple of years, a large outbreak was encountered between June and October 2003. V. cholerae 01 El Tor were isolated in
Imported cholera associated with a newly described toxigenic vibrio cholerae 0139 strain - California, 1993.
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report ; Epidemics of cholere-like illness caused by a previously unrecognized organism occurred recently in southern Asia (1). This report documents the first case of cholera imported into the United States that was caused by this organism, the newly described toxigenic Vibrio cholerae 0139 strain. On