Mass antibiotic prophylaxis against cholera in the New Bell central prison in Douala during the 2004 epidemic;Antibioprophylaxie de masse contre le choléra dans la prison centrale de Douala (New Bell) au cours de l'épidémie de 2004

Cahiers Sante

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 225-227

  Guévart, Édouard ^a   Solle, J ^a   Noeske, J ^b   Amougou, G ^c   Mouangue, A ^a   Bita Fouda, A ^a  

^a Cooperation Francaise Delegation Provinciale de la Sante Publique du Littoral ^*  (Cameroon)

^b Financial Systems Development Section   (Germany)

^c New Bell Central Prison   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Cameroon; Cholera; Epidemiology; Prison

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DOXYCYCLINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHOLERA; DIARRHEA; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRISON; PRISONER; REHYDRATION; SANITATION; SEROTYPE; URBAN AREA; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CAMEROON; CHOLERA; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PRISONS;

EID: 33644507483     PISSN: 11575999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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