Nosocomial infection due to Vibrio cholerae in two referral hospitals in Guatemala.
We report nosocomial infection with Vibrio cholerae 01, in four seriously ill individuals and one infant in Guatemala. Nosocomial cholera occurs in developing countries in Latin America and should be suspected in hospitalized patients with diarrhea, especially during community outbreaks, in order to institute appropriate diagnostic, therapeutic, and control measures.
Hernández
J E
JE
Department of Medicine, West Virginia University, Charleston 25304, USA.
Mejía
C R
CR
Cazali
I L
IL
Arathoon
E G
EG
D000328:Adult; D002771:Cholera / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000209:etiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D006166:Guatemala / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged