Vibrio cholerae No-01 toxigénico / Toxigenic Vibrio cholerae non-01
Rev. cuba. med. trop
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52(2): 106-109, May-Aug. 2000.
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em Espanhol
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RESUMO
The antimicrobial susceptibility and the presence of a heat-stable toxin were researched into 100 non-01 Vibrio cholerae strains sent by 7 different health centers to the National Reference Laboratory of Acute Diarrheal Diseases in "Pedro KourÝ" Tropical Medicine Institute. The presence of 20 toxigenic non-01 Vibrio cholerae was detected, a figure substantially higher than that reported in other geographic areas, except for endemic areas. This result will make it possible to set epidemiological alert in Cuba because these strains can be infected by CTX phages (element transporting genes that encode for choleric toxin) which will give such strains an epidemic potential similar to that of the etiologic agent of cholera. The identified strains could be studied as possible cholera vaccine candidates.
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Assunto principal:
Vibrio cholerae
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Toxina da Cólera
Limite:
Animais
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Humanos
País/Região como assunto:
Caribe
/
Cuba
Idioma:
Espanhol
Revista:
Rev. cuba. med. trop
Assunto da revista:
Medicina Tropical
Ano de publicação:
2000
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Cuba
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Instituto de Medicina Tropical Pedro Kouri/CU
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