Non-toxigenic Vibrio cholerae bacteraemia: case report and review of the literature

Vibrio cholerae is a serious public health problem worldwide, but in the UK, V. cholerae infections are rare. Here, we report a case of V. cholerae bacteraemia in an elderly patient. To our knowledge, this is the first non-travel-related V cholerae bacteraemia in the UK.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of medical microbiology 2013-09, Vol.62 (9), p.1357-1359
Hauptverfasser:	MAREK, Aleksandra, INKSTER, Teresa, ANDERSON, Eleanor, JENKINS, Claire, BOYD, John, KERR, Stuart, COWDEN, John
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination - pharmacology Bacteremia - diagnosis Bacteremia - drug therapy Bacterial diseases Bacterial sepsis Bacteriology Biological and medical sciences Cholera - diagnosis Cholera - drug therapy Diarrhea - microbiology Feces - microbiology Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Human bacterial diseases Humans Infectious diseases Male Medical sciences Microbiology Miscellaneous Travel United Kingdom Vibrio cholerae - genetics Vibrio cholerae - isolation & purification Vibrio cholerae - pathogenicity
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Zusammenfassung:	Vibrio cholerae is a serious public health problem worldwide, but in the UK, V. cholerae infections are rare. Here, we report a case of V. cholerae bacteraemia in an elderly patient. To our knowledge, this is the first non-travel-related V cholerae bacteraemia in the UK.
ISSN:	0022-2615 1473-5644
DOI:	10.1099/jmm.0.060400-0