A 30-year-old man from Bangladesh develops watery diarrhoea. A cholera rapid diagnostic test (Crystal VC dipstick) is positive. What serogroups of V. ...

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A 30-year-old man from Bangladesh develops watery diarrhoea. A cholera rapid diagnostic test (Crystal VC dipstick) is positive. What serogroups of V. cholerae cause epidemic cholera?

Accepted Answer

O1 and O139 - these are the only two serogroups that produce cholera toxin and cause epidemic disease

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Only O1

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All serogroups of V. cholerae cause epidemics

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Only O157

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O1, O139, and O22

uk-dtmh MCQ (SBA): Cholera Epidemic Serogroups

A 30-year-old man from Bangladesh develops watery diarrhoea. A cholera rapid diagnostic test (Crystal VC dipstick) is positive. What serogroups of V. cholerae cause epidemic cholera?