Pulmonary cholera due to infection with a non-O1 Vibrio cholerae strain.
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.
Shannon
Jack D
JD
Department of Anesthesia, Division of Infectious Disease, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, Lubbock, 79430, USA. jakshannon@cox.net
Kimbrough
Robert C
RC
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002771:Cholera / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D005618:Fresh Water / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009516:New Mexico; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology*; D013781:Texas; D044163:Vibrio cholerae non-O1 / Q000302:isolation & purification*