Indonesian Journal of Tropical and Infectious Disease
Vol. 1 No. 1 (2010)

New Biotype of Vibrio cholerae O1 from Clinical Isolates in Surabaya

Garry Cores de Vries (Universitas Airlangga)
Emy Koestanti Sabdoningrum (Universitas Airlangga)
Dadik Rahardjo (Universitas Airlangga)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Apr 2010

Abstract

A surveillance of new pathogenic variants of Vibrio cholerae O1 strains was initiated to identify the emerge and spread throughout Surabaya. Findings from seven years (1994–2000) and from years 2008 until now by using a two-fold surveillance strategy was pursued involving 1) hospital-based case recognition, and 2) environment samples. Rectal swabs and environment samples were transported to ITD-UNAIR, Surabaya for culture and isolates were characterized by serotypic identification and arbitrarily primed PCR fingerprints revealed a group of strains with similar fingerprint patterns that are distinct from those of the current El Tor epidemic strain. These strains have been analyzed by in vitro technique and the group has been denominated the Surabaya-Indonesian variant of V. cholerae O1.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

IJTID

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Subject

Earth & Planetary Sciences Health Professions Medicine & Pharmacology Public Health

Description

This journal is a peer-reviewed journal established to promote the recognition of emerging and reemerging diseases specifically in Indonesia, South East Asia, other tropical countries and around the world, and to improve the understanding of factors involved in disease emergence, prevention, and ...