title: Cholera management and prevention at Hôpital Albert Schweitzer, Haiti.
abstract: In October 2010, Hopital Albert Schweitzer Haiti treated some of the first patients with cholera in Haiti. Over the following 10 months, a strategic plan was developed and implemented to improve the management of cases at the hospital level and to address the underlying risk factors at the community level.
authors.affiliation: Hopital Albert Schweitzer, Deschapelles, Haiti. sernst@hashaiti.org
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ernst
authors.forename: Carolyn
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Weinrobe
authors.forename: Charbel
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bien-Aime
authors.forename: Ian
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Rawson
mesh_terms: D002771:Cholera / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy*; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006205:Haiti / Q000453:epidemiology; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans
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