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V. cholerae; Vibrio
Los Centros para el Control y Prevención de las Enfermedades de los Estados Unidos no recomiendan vacunas contra el cólera para la mayoría de los viajeros (no hay disponibilidad de una vacuna como tal en los Estados Unidos).
Los viajeros siempre deben tomar precauciones al beber agua o ingerir alimentos, incluso si están vacunados.
Cuando se presenten brotes de cólera, todo el esfuerzo debe dirigirse a obtener agua y alimentos limpios así como buenas condiciones de salubridad, porque la vacuna no es muy efectiva para controlar tales brotes.
Seas C, Gotuzzo E. Vibrio cholera. In: Mandell GL, Bennett JE, Dolin R, eds. Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases. 7th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone; 2009:chap 214.
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