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V. cholerae - Filippo Pacini

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ELECTROLYTE CONCENTRATIONS IN CHOLERA STOOLS<br />

AND COMMON SOLUTIONS USED FOR ITS TREATMENT<br />

Na + Cl - K + HCO3 -<br />

Cholera stool<br />

adults 130 100 20 44<br />

children Intravenous solutions<br />

100 90 33 30<br />

Ringer´s lactate 130 109 4 28*<br />

Dhaka solution 133 154 13 48<br />

Normal saline 154 154<br />

WHO ORS 75 65 20 10**<br />

Concentrations are in mmol/L, * lactate instead of bicarbonate, ** trisodium citrate

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