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ArticleBMJ open2016

Phenotypic and antibiogram pattern of V. cholerae isolates from a tertiary care hospital in Mumbai during 2004-2013: a retrospective cross-sectional study.

V Torane, S Kuyare, G Nataraj, P Mehta, S Dutta, B Sarkar

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6 authors.

V ToraneDepartment of Microbiology, Seth G.S. Medical College & KEM Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
S KuyareDepartment of Microbiology, Seth G.S. Medical College & KEM Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
G NatarajDepartment of Microbiology, Seth G.S. Medical College & KEM Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
P MehtaDepartment of Microbiology, Seth G.S. Medical College & KEM Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
S DuttaBacteriology Division, National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases (NICED), Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
B SarkarBacteriology Division, National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases (NICED), Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesCholera is a major gastroenteric disease with reports on fluctuation and resistance. Hence, the objective is to determine the trend in seasonality, resistance pattern, prevalent biotypes, serotypes and phage types between 2004 and 2013 among Vibrio cholerae isolates.

designA retrospective cross-sectional study. SETTINGS: A single-centre study was carried out at a tertiary care hospital in a metropolitan city (Mumbai) of a developing country (India).

methodsRecords of stool specimen cultures of patients with suspected cholera from January 2004 to December 2013 were analysed. The organisms were identified as per standard protocol. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was performed as per Clinical Laboratory Standard Institute. Biotyping, serotyping and phage typing were carried out. From the confirmed cases of cholera, demographic and laboratory details were noted. Descriptive analysis was used and the data were presented in the form of percentages.

resultsVibrio cholerae was predominant in males and was isolated from 9.41% (439/4664) of stool specimens. Variability was found in terms of the gross appearance of stool specimens, seasonal trend and antibiotic resistance pattern. The antimicrobial susceptibility showed a waxing and waning pattern for most of the antibiotics (ampicillin, cefuroxime, chloramphenicol, tetracycline) tested, while for a few others the strains were either uniformly sensitive (gentamicin, norfloxacin) or resistant (trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, nalidixic acid). All isolates belonged to subgroup O1 and biotype El Tor. The most common serotype was Ogawa. The predominant phage type was T2 (old scheme) and T27 (new scheme).

conclusionsThe predominant biotype, serotype and phage type were El Tor, Ogawa and T27 phage, respectively. The changing trends in antimicrobial resistance pattern over the years necessitate continued epidemiological and microbiological surveillance of the disease.

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Drug Resistance, Multiple, BacterialAnti-Bacterial AgentsCholeraCross-Sectional StudiesFecesFemaleHumansIndiaMaleMicrobial Sensitivity TestsRetrospective StudiesSerotypingTertiary Care CentersVibrio choleraeAnti-Bacterial AgentsCommunicable diseaseDiarrhoeaInfectionSeasonal

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