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J Vandepitte

Publications and source records attributed to J Vandepitte.

At least 91 records · Page 5Linked to original sources
PubMed1983

Human Edwardsiellosis traced to ornamental fish.

Protracted diarrhea in a 2-month-old Belgian infant was associated with Edwardsiella tarda as the only potential pathogen. The same organism was isolated from a tropical aquarium fish in the home of the patient. The enteropathogenic role of E. tarda and the role of fish as a reservoir of infection are reviewed. Additional observations, volunteer studies, and careful prospective surveys in tropical countries will be needed to produce firm evidence of the enteropathogenic potential of E. tarda.

Animals↗
PubMed1981

Plasmid characterisation in the investigation of an epidemic caused by multiply resistant Shigella dysenteriae type 1 in Central Africa.

A strain of Shigella dysenteriae type 1 resistant to ampicillin, chloramphenicol, streptomycin, sulphonamides, and tetracyclines has caused an epidemic of shiga dysentery in northeast Zaire. Since November 1979, it has caused many deaths in an extensive area which now includes neighbouring Rwanda. The strain carries a resistance plasmid of compatibility group X, indistinguishable from the plasmid previously found in strains from Somalia. This contrasts with multiply resistant strains of Sh. dystenteriae type 1 from Central America and South-East Asia in which resistance is determined by plasmids of compatibility group B.

Africa, Central↗