Epidemic of diarrhea caused by Vibrio cholerae non-O1 that produced heat-stable toxin among Khmers in a camp in Thailand.

Bagchi, K; Echeverria, P; D Arthur, J; Sethabutr, O; Serichantalergs, O; W Hoge, C

doi:10.1128/jcm.31.5.1315-1317.1993

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Epidemic of diarrhea caused by Vibrio cholerae non-O1 that produced heat-stable toxin among Khmers in a camp in Thailand.

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Authors:

K Bagchi

P Echeverria

J D Arthur

Abstract

An epidemic of a cholera-like disease occurred among Khmers in a camp in Aranyaprathet, Thailand, in May 1990. Of 215 patients with diarrhea, Vibrio cholerae O1 was isolated from 25 (12%) and V. cholerae non-O1 was isolated from 15 (7%). Five of 15 (33%) non-O1 V. cholerae isolates hybridized with t...

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