title: Laboratory investigation and infection control of cholera in Kingston, Ont.
abstract: Vibrio cholerae, biotype El Tor, was isolated in a hospital laboratory in Kingston, Ont. in 1974. Confirmation and complete identification by the Ontario regional and provincial public health laboratories was obtained within 3 days. Institution of well established infection-control and public health measures prevented spread of the infection within the hospital and the community.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002170:Canada; D002771:Cholera / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D003470:Culture Media; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009864:Ontario; D014734:Vibrio cholerae / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media