A fatal case of bacteremia caused by vibrio cholerae non-O1/O139

Soyoon Hwang, Yoonjung Kim, Hyejin Jung, Hyun Ha Chang, Su Jeong Kim, Han Ki Park, Jong Myung Lee, Hye In Kim, Shin Woo Kim

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Abstract

Vibrio cholerae is a pathogen known to cause the waterborne epidemic disease cholera. Overall, V. cholerae O1 or O139 strains produce the cholera toxin that cause gastroenteritis, resulting in watery diarrhea. Most of the enterocolitis caused by V. cholerae can be easily treated with fluid therapy and conservative care. However, V. cholerae non-O1/O139 strains can cause extraintestinal infections, such as wound infection or sepsis, in immunocompromised patients. The clinical course of these infections is very similar to that of V. vulnificus infection. We report about a 52-year-old man without previous underlying disease who was diagnosed with V. cholerae non-O1/O139 infection and died within 72 hours after admission to the intensive care unit.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere56
JournalInfection and Chemotherapy
Volume53
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2021

Keywords

  • Non-O1/O139
  • Septic shock
  • Vibrio cholerae

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