Diagnostic Microbiology & Infectious Disease
Volume 54, Issue 1 , Pages 1-6 , January 2006

Territorial waters of the Baltic Sea as a source of infections caused by Vibrio cholerae non-O1, non-O139: report of 3 hospitalized cases

  • Susanna Lukinmaa

      Affiliations

    • Enteric Bacteria Laboratory, Department of Bacterial and Inflammatory Diseases, National Public Health Institute (KTL), FIN-00300 Helsinki, Finland
    • Present address: Department of Bacteriology, Mycology and Parasitology, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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  • Kimmo Mattila

      Affiliations

    • Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa, FIN-00029 HUS Helsinki, Finland
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  • Ville Lehtinen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Oulu University Hospital, FIN-90029 OYS Oulu, Finland
    • Department of Infection Control, Oulu University Hospital, FIN-90029 OYS Oulu, Finland
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  • Marjaana Hakkinen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Bacteriology, National Veterinary and Food Research Institute (EELA), FIN-00580 Helsinki, Finland
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  • Markku Koskela

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, Oulu University Hospital, FIN-90029 OYS Oulu, Finland
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  • Anja Siitonen

      Affiliations

    • Enteric Bacteria Laboratory, Department of Bacterial and Inflammatory Diseases, National Public Health Institute (KTL), FIN-00300 Helsinki, Finland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +358-9-47448245; fax: +358-9-47448238.

Received 4 January 2005 ,Accepted 30 June 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2005.06.020

Diagnostic Microbiology & Infectious Disease
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