The increased severity in patients presenting to hospital with diarrhea in Dhaka, Bangladesh since the emergence of the hybrid strain of Vibrio cholerae O1 is not unique to cholera patients | Zendy

Fahima Chowdhury | Zendy; Alison Kuchta | Zendy; Ashraful Islam Khan | Zendy; Abu S. G. Faruque | Zendy; Stephen B. Calderwood | Zendy; Edward T. Ryan | Zendy; Firdausi Qadri | Zendy

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The increased severity in patients presenting to hospital with diarrhea in Dhaka, Bangladesh since the emergence of the hybrid strain of Vibrio cholerae O1 is not unique to cholera patients

Author(s) -

Fahima Chowdhury,

Alison Kuchta,

Ashraful Islam Khan,

Abu S. G. Faruque,

Stephen B. Calderwood,

Edward T. Ryan,

Firdausi Qadri

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

international journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278

H-Index - 89

eISSN - 1878-3511

pISSN - 1201-9712

DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2015.09.007

Subject(s) - cholera , vibrio cholerae , diarrhea , cholera toxin , medicine , strain (injury) , el tor , vibrionaceae , diarrhoeal disease , cholera vaccine , disease , rotavirus , microbiology and biotechnology , pediatrics , virology , biology , bacteria , genetics

A hybrid strain of Vibrio cholerae O1 El Tor that expresses a classical cholera toxin (CT) emerged in 2001. This hybrid variant rapidly replaced the previous El Tor strain around the world. The global emergence of this variant coincided with anecdotal reports that cholera patients were presenting with more severe dehydration and disease in many locations.

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