Resumen

Vibrio cholera O1, a causative agent of cholera, continues to be a major cause of illness and death especially in developing countries. Since 1970 when the first appearance of V. cholera O1 was reported, Cote d’Ivoire has had an evolving cholera epidemic. Several outbreaks occurred in 1983, 1989, 1991, 1994 and 2006 successively. Over 45% of the V. cholera strains were resistant to ampicillin since 1991 and the resistance remained generally high until 2006 with 91.3%. High resistance to cotrimoxazole appeared in 1995 with 56.3% and again in 2006. Antibiotics are commonly administered as part of the treatment regimen; however, an increase in resistant strains of V. cholera has developed in several countries. The objective of this study was to determine the antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of V. cholera 01 isolated during the cholera epidemic outbreak in Abidjan during the dry season in 2011.

Palabras clave: Cholera Vibrio cholerae O1 antibiotic resistance.

2012-09-27   |   506 visitas   |   Evalua este artículo 0 valoraciones

Vol. 6 Núm.7. Julio 2012 Pags. 595-597 J Infect Developing Countries 2012; 6(7)