VIBRIO-CHOLERAE O139 IN CALCUTTA

Authors
BHATTACHARYA SK BHATTACHARYA MK DUTTA D GARG S MUKHOPADHYAY AK DEB M MOITRA A NAIR GB
Citation
Sk. Bhattacharya et al., VIBRIO-CHOLERAE O139 IN CALCUTTA, Archives of Disease in Childhood, 71(2), 1994, pp. 161-162
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics
Journal title
Archives of Disease in Childhood → ACNP
ISSN journal
00039888
Volume
71
Issue
2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
161 - 162
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-9888(1994)71:2<161:VOIC>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
Vibrio cholerae O139 was recovered from 28 of 79 children with acute w atery diarrhoea. Clinically, they presented with watery diarrhoea (100 %), vomiting (79%), abdominal cramps (61%), anorexia (61%), dehydratio n (100%), and absence of fever. Both clinical and blood biochemical pa rameters of these cases were similar to the illness caused by the new strain in adults. Hypoglycaemia was seen in 40% of those screened.