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Severe diarrhea caused by cholera toxin-producing vibrio cholerae serogroup O75 infections acquired in the southeastern United States.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America - 15 Oct 2008
Tobin-D'Angelo Melissa, Smith Allison R, Bulens Sandra N, Thomas Stepy, Hodel Mary, Izumiya Hidemasa, Arakawa Eiji, Morita Masatomo, Watanabe Haruo, Marin Constance, Parsons Michele B, Greene Kathy, Cooper Kara, Haydel Danielle, Bopp Cheryl, Yu Patricia, Mintz Eric
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: From 2003 through 2007, Vibrio cholerae serogroup O75 strains possessing the cholera toxin gene were isolated from 6 patients with severe diarrhea, including 3 in Georgia, 2 in Alabama, and 1 in South Carolina. These reports represent the first identification of V. cholerae O75 as a cause of illness in the United States. V. cholerae O75 was isolated from a water sample collected from a pond in...
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