| a case of cholera in kingston, ont. | a case of cholera occurred in kingston, ont. in 1974 in a traveller from south africa. treatment, based on an understanding of the pathophysiology of cholera diarrhea and the mechanism of action of the vibrio cholerae enterotoxin on gastrointestinal fluid loss, consisted of correcting the severe loss of fluid and electrolytes and the metabolic acidosis, as soon as the patient could tolerate taking fluids orally, further fluid replacement consisted increasingly of oral administration of glucose a ... | 1976 | 953912 |
| laboratory investigation and infection control of cholera in kingston, ont. | vibrio cholerae, biotype el tor, was isolated in a hospital laboratory in kingston, ont. in 1974. confirmation and complete identification by the ontario regional and provincial public health laboratories was obtained within 3 days. institution of well established infection-control and public health measures prevented spread of the infection within the hospital and the community. | 1976 | 953913 |