Shagufta Hussain, Ashfaq Ahmed.
An update on changing patterns of Antibiotic Sensitivity of Vibrio Cholera EIT or serotype Ogawa from Rawalpindi Islamabad region.
J Surg Pak Jan ;7(2):28-30.

The editor biotype of Vibrio cholerae has caused outbreaks of cholera throughout South East Asia. V cholerae EIT or serotype Ogawa is consistently being isolated every summer for the last one decade at Children`s Hospital, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad. The sensitivity of 212 isolates of Vibrio cholerae EIT or serotype Ogawa was carried out on Mueller Hinton agar by Kirby Bauer method and traced from 1994 to 1999. It was observed that the resistance of the organism to the commonly used anti-cholera drugs is on the increase rapidly and nalidixic acid was the best choice, showing 100% sensitivity till 1998. The results of 1999 have abruptly shown resistance of 61% to this drug, hence limiting the choices and pointing towards the need of looking for new antibiotic for this organism.

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