Clinical Outcomes in Household Contacts of Patients with Cholera in Bangladesh | Zendy

Ana A. Weil | Zendy; Ashraful Islam Khan | Zendy; Fahima Chowdhury | Zendy; Regina C. LaRocque | Zendy; Abu Syed Golam Faruque | Zendy; Edward T. Ryan | Zendy; Stephen B. Calderwood | Zendy; Firdausi Qadri | Zendy; Jason B. Harris | Zendy

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Clinical Outcomes in Household Contacts of Patients with Cholera in Bangladesh

Author(s) -

Ana A. Weil,

Ashraful Islam Khan,

Fahima Chowdhury,

Regina C. LaRocque,

Abu Syed Golam Faruque,

Edward T. Ryan,

Stephen B. Calderwood,

Firdausi Qadri,

Jason B. Harris

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/644779

Subject(s) - cholera , medicine , diarrhea , vibrio cholerae , incidence (geometry) , vomiting , pediatrics , index case , virology , physics , bacteria , optics , genetics , disease , biology

Multiple Vibrio cholerae infections in the same household are common. The objective of this study was to examine the incidence of V. cholerae infection and associated clinical symptoms in household contacts of patients with cholera and to identify risk factors for development of severe dehydration in this cohort.

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