Observations from diarrhoea surveillance support the use of cholera vaccination in endemic areas

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 117-119

  Manna, B ^a   Niyogi, S K ^a   Bhattacharya, M K ^a   Sur, D ^a   Bhattacharya, S K ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHOLERA AND ENTERIC DISEASES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLERA VACCINE; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; FURAZOLIDONE; NALIDIXIC ACID; NORFLOXACIN; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHOLERA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; ENDEMIC DISEASE; EPIDEMIC; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LETTER; NONHUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; VACCINATION; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 13844254916     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2004.06.008     Document Type: Letter

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