[In vitro sensitivity of Vibrio cholerae serotype 0:139 to an intestinal antiseptic tiliquinol-tilbroquinol combination].

O:139 is a new serotype of Vibrio cholerae that is not agglutinated by an O:1 antiserum but causes epidemics of cholera. Strains of O:139 serotype are resistant to O/129 compound and many antibiotics but are sensitive to tetracyclines and tiliquinol-tilbroquinol (Intétrix). The clinical management of the patients infected with serotype O:139 is identical to that of usual choleric patients. However, the immunological difference with O:1 serotype must lead to reconsider both the diagnosis and the vaccinating strategies of cholera.