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. 1994 Aug;71(2):161–162. doi: 10.1136/adc.71.2.161

Vibrio cholerae O139 in Calcutta.

S K Bhattacharya 1, M K Bhattacharya 1, D Dutta 1, S Garg 1, A K Mukhopadhyay 1, M Deb 1, A Moitra 1, G B Nair 1
PMCID: PMC1029953  PMID: 7944542

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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