Bacteremia by non-O1/non-O139 Vibrio cholerae: Case description and literature review

Bacteremia by non-O1/non-O139 Vibrio cholerae is a rare entity associated with high mortality rates. We report a case of non-O1/non-O139 V. cholerae bacteremia confirmed by polymerase chain reaction and agglutination tests. The clinicoepidemiological characteristics and therapeutic options for this...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Biomédica
Main Authors: José Y. Rodríguez, Carolina Duarte, Gerson J. Rodríguez, Lucy Angeline Montaño, Miguel A. Benítez-Peñuela, Paula Díaz, Olga López, Carlos A. Álvarez-Moreno
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Spanish
Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud 2023
Subjects:
vibrio cholerae non-o1
bacteremia
virulence factor
Medicine
R
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.7705/biomedica.6716
https://doaj.org/article/fcfa2654188e4bcfb232d8132e35cb19
Description
Summary:Bacteremia by non-O1/non-O139 Vibrio cholerae is a rare entity associated with high mortality rates. We report a case of non-O1/non-O139 V. cholerae bacteremia confirmed by polymerase chain reaction and agglutination tests. The clinicoepidemiological characteristics and therapeutic options for this infection are also described.

Similar Items