Hypovolemic shock and metabolic acidosis in a refugee secondary to O1 serotype Vibrio cholerae enteritis

Authors

  • Luke F Chen Monash Medical Centre, Clayton, Victoria
  • Ian J Woolley Infectious Diseases Department, Monash Medical Centre, Clayton, Victoria; Department of Medicine, Monash University, Victoria
  • Kumar Visvanathan Department of Medicine, Monash University, Victoria; Monash Medical Centre, Clayton, Victoria
  • Tony M Korman Department of Medicine, Monash University, Victoria; Infectious Diseases Department, Monash Medical Centre, Clayton, Victoria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2006.30.20

Keywords:

cholera, refugee, hypovolemic shock, metabolic acidosis

Abstract

This report describes a case of cholera in a woman who had recently arrived in Australia from Nairobi. 

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Published

01/06/06

How to Cite

Chen, Luke F, Ian J Woolley, Kumar Visvanathan, and Tony M Korman. 2006. “Hypovolemic Shock and Metabolic Acidosis in a Refugee Secondary to O1 Serotype Vibrio Cholerae Enteritis”. Communicable Diseases Intelligence 30 (June):233-35. https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2006.30.20.

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Vol. 30 (2006)

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Case report

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