Whole genome analysis of a Non-O1, Non-O139Vibrio choleraeisolate from a bacteremia case in Ho Chi Minh City

Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

Ethical approval and patient’s consent to participate

The research project is approved by Ethics Committee for Biomedical Research of Thong Nhat Hospital pursuant to Decision No. 462/QD-BVTN dated 8 April 2024 by the Director of Thong Nhat Hospital regarding the establishment of the Institutional Review Board (IRB) for Biomedical Research, and Approval Certificate no. 18/2025/CN-BVTN-HDDD signed on 10 March 2025. Participants provided written informed consent prior to taking part in the study.

Funding

The authors received no extramural funding for the study.

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Edited by Pan Y, Lei Y, Zhang Q

Acknowledgements

We are deeply grateful to the Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Thong Nhat Hospital in Ho Chi Minh city, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City for providing invaluable assistance to our study.

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