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

Aleksandra Marek; Teresa Inkster; Eleanor Anderson; Claire Jenkins; John Boyd; Stuart Kerr; John Cowden

doi:10.1099/jmm.0.060400-0

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

J Med Microbiol. 2013 Sep;62(Pt 9):1357-1359. doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.060400-0. Epub 2013 May 30.

Authors

Aleksandra Marek¹, Teresa Inkster¹, Eleanor Anderson², Claire Jenkins³, John Boyd⁴, Stuart Kerr¹, John Cowden⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Microbiology, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK.
² Department of Public Health, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow, UK.
³ Gastrointestinal Bacteria Reference Unit, Health Protection Agency, Colindale, London, UK.
⁴ Department of Environmental Health, Glasgow City Council, Glasgow, UK.
⁵ Health Protection Scotland, Glasgow, UK.

PMID: 23722436
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.060400-0

Abstract

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.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

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Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination / pharmacology
Bacteremia / diagnosis*
Bacteremia / drug therapy
Cholera / diagnosis*
Cholera / drug therapy
Diarrhea / microbiology
Feces / microbiology
Humans
Male
Travel
United Kingdom
Vibrio cholerae / genetics
Vibrio cholerae / isolation & purification
Vibrio cholerae / pathogenicity*

Substances

Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination