Tetracycline resistant cholera in Kelantan.
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Sensitivity testing on Vibrio cholerae isolates during an epidemic in 1998 in Kelantan identified strains resistant to tetracycline. This prompted a change in the usual management of cholera in Kelantan. The antibiotic of choice was changed from tetracycline to erythromycin.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The Medical journal of Malaysia
دوره 55 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2000