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Investigating the virulence genes and antibiotic susceptibility patterns of Vibrio cholerae O1 in environmental and clinical isolates in Accra, Ghana
BACKGROUND: Cholera has been endemic in Ghana since its detection in 1970. It has been shown that long-term survival of the bacteria may be attained in aquatic environments. Consequently, cholera outbreaks may be triggered predominantly in densely populated urban areas. We investigated clinical and...
Autores principales: | Abana, David, Gyamfi, Elizabeth, Dogbe, Magdalene, Opoku, Grace, Opare, David, Boateng, Gifty, Mosi, Lydia |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6341726/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30665342 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-019-3714-z |
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