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Vibrio cholerae: Model Organism to Study Bacterial Pathogenesis - Interview
Published on: May 28, 2007
Atypical manifestation of Vibrio cholerae: fear the water!
Steven De Keukeleire1, Paul Hoste2, Mies Crivits3
1a Department of Laboratory Medicine , AZ Alma , Eeklo , Belgium.
Background:
In recent years, there has been an universal increase in number of reports of infections involving non-O1, non-O139 V. cholerae (NOVC). NOVC infection is only rarely complicated by septicaemia or invasive extra-intestinal infection.
Case Summary:
We report the first documented case of NOVC bacteraemia in a Belgian immunocompetent male after ingestion of water when paddling in a creek.
Conclusion:
Clinicians should include V. cholerae in their differential diagnosis in patients presenting with a self-limiting gastroenteritis after ingestion of raw and undercooked seafood or bathing in potentially contaminated recreational waters during warm summers.
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