Vibrio cholerae O139 in Calcutta.
Vibrio cholerae O139 was recovered from 28 of 79 children with acute watery diarrhoea. Clinically, they presented with watery diarrhoea (100%), vomiting (79%), abdominal cramps (61%), anorexia (61%), dehydration (100%), and absence of fever. Both clinical and blood biochemical parameters of these cases were similar to the illness caused by the new strain in adults. Hypoglycaemia was seen in 40% of those screened.
Bhattacharya
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National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, Calcutta, India.
Bhattacharya
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MK
Dutta
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Garg
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Mukhopadhyay
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Deb
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Moitra
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Nair
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D000208:Acute Disease; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002771:Cholera / Q000382:microbiology*; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D014734:Vibrio cholerae / Q000302:isolation & purification