Laboratory investigation and infection control of cholera in Kingston, Ont
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Laboratory investigation and infection control of cholera in Kingston, Ont
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Abstract
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.
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