Dissemination of newly emerged polymyxin B sensitive Vibrio cholerae O1 containing Haitian-like genetic traits in different parts of India.

CONCLUSION: Polymyxin B-sensitive strains have begun to spread throughout India and may lead to the revision of the biotype classification. The dissemination of these new variant strains needs to be carefully monitored in different endemic populations through active holistic surveillance to understand their clinical and epidemiological consequences.
PMID: 29927375 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Journal of Medical Microbiology - June 21, 2018 Category: Microbiology Authors: Samanta P, Saha RN, Chowdhury G, Naha A, Sarkar S, Dutta S, Nandy RK, Okamoto K, Mukhopadhyay AK Tags: J Med Microbiol Source Type: research