Open AccessVIBRIO CHOLERAE
Author(s) -
Amir Mohammad Babar,
Mohammad Hanif Mengal,
Chandi Kapoor,
Ghulam Sarwar Pirkani,
Mohammad Iqbal
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
the professional medical journal/the professional medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2071-7733
pISSN - 1024-8919
DOI - 10.29309/tpmj/2009.16.03.2800
Subject(s) - vibrio cholerae , el tor , outbreak , nalidixic acid , ciprofloxacin , tetracycline , ampicillin , cholera , microbiology and biotechnology , erythromycin , medicine , vibrio , antibiotics , virology , veterinary medicine , biology , bacteria , genetics
b j e c t i v e : To isolate the etiological agent of diarrheal outbreak, identification, antibiogram of isolated bacteria. P a t i e n t s a ndM e t h o d s : Stool samples from patients and water samples from reservoir of water collected in transport media. Culture and sensitivity test wereperformed in Microbiology Laboratory of Bolan Medical Complex Hospital Quetta. The isolated strain was confirmed by National Institute ofHealth Laboratory Islamabad and Agha Khan University hospital laboratory Karachi. The outbreak was controlled by preventive measures.R e s u l t s : More than five thousand people affected in the outbreak, including all age and both sexes. Twenty three deaths (0.4%) occurred inthis outbreak. The stool samples from patients and from 5 water reservoir tanks collected for analysis of etiological agent responsible for theoutbreak. The stool and water samples revealed isolation of Vibrio cholerae Inaba, El Tor, which was sensitive to Ampicillin, Ciprofloxacin,Tetracycline, Doxycyline and intermediate to Choloramphenicol and Erythromycin. Resistant to Nalidixic Acid Polymaxin B, and Cotrimaxazole.C o n c l u s i o n : The Vibrio cholerae Inaba, El Tor was the causative agent of this outbreak and the first outbreak which occurred inBalochistan due to Vibrio cholerae Inaba, El Tor.