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Case Reports
. 2006 Sep;44(9):3459-60.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.02343-05.

Pulmonary cholera due to infection with a non-O1 Vibrio cholerae strain

Jack D Shannon  1 , Robert C Kimbrough 3rd
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Case Reports

Pulmonary cholera due to infection with a non-O1 Vibrio cholerae strain

Jack D Shannon et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2006 Sep.

Abstract

We present 2 cases of primary pulmonary non-O1 Vibrio cholerae infection. We believe that these are the first documented cases of primary pulmonary infection due to this organism from a freshwater source.

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FIG. 1.
FIG. 1.
PFGE analysis showing that the non-O1 V. cholerae organisms isolated from the two patients do not share the same pattern.
FIG. 2.
FIG. 2.
Map of New Mexico and West Texas showing the Pecos River and its tributaries.
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