Vibrio cholerae O139 in Calcutta. |
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| Authors: | S K Bhattacharya M K Bhattacharya D Dutta S Garg A K Mukhopadhyay M Deb A Moitra and G B Nair |
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| Institution: | National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, Calcutta, India. |
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| Abstract: | Vibrio cholerae O139 was recovered from 28 of 79 children with acute watery diarrhoea. Clinically, they presented with watery diarrhoea (100%), vomiting (79%), abdominal cramps (61%), anorexia (61%), dehydration (100%), and absence of fever. Both clinical and blood biochemical parameters of these cases were similar to the illness caused by the new strain in adults. Hypoglycaemia was seen in 40% of those screened. |
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