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The most important treatment for cholera is rehydration therapy to replace fluids lost through diarrhea and vomiting. Rehydration therapy can include ORS, intravenous fluids, and electrolytes. With timely rehydration therapy, more than 99% of cholera patients survive.
How is cholera treated? Treatment for cholera includes drinking plenty of fluids or getting intravenous fluids to prevent dehydration. Healthcare providers also sometimes prescribe antibiotics like doxycycline, erythromycin or azithromycin to help you feel better.
Cholera requires immediate treatment because the disease can cause death within hours. Rehydration. The goal is to replace lost fluids and electrolytes using a simple rehydration solution, oral rehydration salts (ORS).
Severe cases need rapid treatment with intravenous fluids and antibiotics. Provision of safe water and basic sanitation, and hygiene practices is critical to prevent and control the transmission of cholera and other waterborne diseases.
Early Research Led to Today’s Most Important Treatment. Oral rehydration therapy (ORT), or the administration of an oral solution containing glucose and electrolytes, is currently the predominant treatment for cholera worldwide.
Absence of severe malnutrition — Fluid management is the cornerstone of cholera treatment [1,2]. Administration of appropriate rehydration therapy reduces the mortality of severe cholera from >10 percent to <0.5 percent [1]. Antibiotics are an adjunctive therapy for patients with moderate to severe volume depletion.
Objectives: Describe the pathophysiology of cholera. Outline the typical presentation of a patient with cholera. Describe the management considerations for patients with cholera.
Summary Recommendations. Oral or intravenous hydration is the mainstay of cholera treatment. In conjunction with hydration, treatment with antibiotics is recommended for severely ill patients.
Hydration is the mainstay of treatment for cholera. Depending on how severe the diarrhea is, treatment will consist of oral or intravenous solutions to replace lost fluids.
Rehydration is the first priority in the treatment of cholera. Rehydration is accomplished in 2 phases: rehydration and maintenance. The goal of the rehydration phase is to restore normal...