| outbreaks of cholera in kathmandu valley in nepal. | an analysis of the seasonal outbreak of diarrhoea in children in kathmandu, nepal, is reported. vibrio cholera, 01 biotype el tor ogawa was the major cause of this epidemic. the pattern of spread suggested a waterborne infection related to contaminated river water and this was confirmed by a field survey. although the mortality rate was low, younger children were more susceptible. enteropathogenic e. coli seems to be a major cause for diarrhoea after cholera amongst children in this study. | 1996 | 8936965 |
| an outbreak of el tor cholera in kavre district, nepal. | outbreak of cholera still remains major public health problem in most of the developing countries including nepal. a prospective study was carried out at dhulikhel hospital, kathmandu university teaching hospital, kavrepalanchok during 1st may 2004 to 31st october 2004. a total of 148 stool samples from patients with acute diarrhea were collected and further investigated for cholera. the study was conducted to establish the causes of the outbreak of acute diarrheal disease, antimicrobial profile ... | 2005 | 16415609 |
| prevalence of acute diarrhoea in kathmandu valley. | this retrospective study was conducted during january to september in the year 1997. three hundred and forty nine stool samples were collected from diarrhoea patients from different places of kathmandu valley and examined at national public health laboratory (nphl), teku, kathmandu. acute diarrhoea becomes epidemic in rainy season and is a major public health problem of the city. in this study, people with poor hygiene practice and poor education were infected more than other people. among the 3 ... | 2007 | 18340369 |
| antimicrobial susceptibilities of enteric bacterial pathogens isolated in kathmandu, nepal, during 2002-2004. | the prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of the bacterial enteropathogens vibrio cholerae, salmonella species and shigella species were investigated. | 2011 | 21444984 |