title: A cluster of cholera among patients in a Vietnamese district hospital in 2010.
abstract: On July 20, 2010, three cases of cholera were reported from a district hospital in Ca Mau province, Vietnam. We investigated the likely source and mode of transmission of the outbreak. All hospitals in the province were requested to notify cases of acute watery diarrhoea. Epidemiological, clinical, and laboratory data were collected. Between July 12 and 22, seven cases with positive culture for Vibrio cholera were identified. Six cases were epidemiologically linked to the index case. Basic infection control practices were not in place at the hospital. Clinicians and public health staff should consider the possibility of nosocomial cholera transmission even in non-endemic areas.
authors: Institute of Hygiene and Public Health, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. vo.huuthuan@yahoo.com.
authors: Thuan Huu
authors: TH
authors: Vo
authors: Ninh Hoang
authors: NH
authors: Le
authors: J Pekka
authors: JP
authors: Nuorti
authors: Lan Trong
authors: LT
authors: Phan
authors: Nguyen Nhu
authors: NN
authors: Tran Minh
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002771:Cholera / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006767:Hospitals, District; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014734:Vibrio cholerae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014744:Vietnam / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult