Neonatal diarrhea caused by Vibrio cholerae 0139 Bengal.
Cholera rarely occurs in children under 2 years of age. We describe diarrhea due to Vibrio cholerae 0139 Bengal, the newly described etiologic agent of cholera in a 4-day-old breast-fed baby. However, the diarrhea was mild and was successfully treated with rehydration therapy and erythromycin.
Khan
A M
AM
International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Bhattacharya
M K
MK
Albert
M J
MJ
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001459:Bangladesh; D002771:Cholera / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003968:Diarrhea, Infantile / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D004917:Erythromycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005440:Fluid Therapy; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D014734:Vibrio cholerae / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004917:Erythromycin