Some epidemiological characteristics of cholera in Thua Thien-Hue province
Journal of Preventive Medicine
;
: 194-197, 2005.
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in Vietnamese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-3924
ABSTRACT
Reviewing cholera epidemics in Thua Thien-Hue province yielded that people at all age groups had caught cholera, 36% of all these cholera cases were in less than 15 years old group. In 2003, there was a transform from type V.E. OGAWA to V.E. INABA. The C-degree dehydration has been increased and made 50% among cholera patients, statistically higher than the rates of the years 2003, 1992 and 1993. This bacterium was still sensitive to common antibiotics shown on antibiograms. However ampicilline has been at risk of drug resistance. Therefore, it is necessary to carefully choose antibiotics for treatment and chemo-prophylaxis for people.
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Main subject:
Epidemiologic Studies
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Cholera
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Epidemiology
Type of study:
Observational study
Language:
Vietnamese
Journal:
Journal of Preventive Medicine
Year:
2005
Type:
Article
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