Nosocomial infection due to Vibrio cholerae in two referral hospitals in Guatemala

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 1996 Jun;17(6):371-2. doi: 10.1086/647321.

Abstract

We report nosocomial infection with Vibrio cholerae 01, in four seriously ill individuals and one infant in Guatemala. Nosocomial cholera occurs in developing countries in Latin America and should be suspected in hospitalized patients with diarrhea, especially during community outbreaks, in order to institute appropriate diagnostic, therapeutic, and control measures.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cholera / complications
  • Cholera / epidemiology*
  • Cholera / prevention & control
  • Cross Infection / complications
  • Cross Infection / epidemiology*
  • Cross Infection / prevention & control
  • Diarrhea / etiology
  • Disease Outbreaks*
  • Female
  • Guatemala / epidemiology
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infection Control / methods
  • Male
  • Middle Aged