Outbreak-associated Vibrio cholerae Genotypes with Identical Pulsotypes, Malaysia, 2009

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Teh, Cindy Shuan Ju ; Suhaili, Zarizal ; Lim, King Ting ; Khamaruddin, Muhamad Afif ; Yahya, Fariha ; Sajili, Mohd Hailmi ; Yeo, Chew Chieng ; Thong, Kwai Lin
• Description:
  A cholera outbreak in Terengganu, Malaysia, in November 2009 was caused by 2 El Tor Vibrio cholerae variants resistant to typical antimicrobial drugs. Evidence of replacement of treatable V. cholerae infection in the region with antimicrobial-resistant strains calls for increased surveillance and prevention measures.
• Subjects:
  Amino Acid Sequence Anti-Bacterial Agents Bacterial Typing Techniques Cholera Cholera Toxin Disease Outbreaks DNA, Bacterial Drug Resistance, Bacterial Environment Genotype Humans Microbial Sensitivity Tests Molecular Sequence Data Polymerase Chain Reaction Sequence Alignment Sequence Analysis, DNA Vibrio Cholerae O1

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 18(7):1177-1179.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Malaysia
• Volume:
  18
• Issue:
  7
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:5d024b98f592037374c2ba3f91f53b637c507b83fea3ccb95d73ac592e9c3818
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/18665/cdc_18665_DS1.pdf
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