Invasive Vibrio cholerae 01 E1 Tor Inaba in a 3-day-old neonate: case report.
A 3-day-old girl with invasive V. cholerae infection is described. Her mother had cholera in the perinatal period. Because of retracted nipples, she expressed milk and fed her infant by bottle. The infant died on the 2nd day of admission.
Masoumi Asl
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Centre for Disease Control, Ministry of Health & Medical Education, Tehran, Iran. dr_masoumiasl@yahoo.com
Gholami
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Rahbar
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Zahraei
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D002771:Cholera / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission*; D003968:Diarrhea, Infantile / Q000382:microbiology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000382:microbiology; D041241:Vibrio cholerae O1 / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*