title: Non-O1 Vibrio cholerae septicaemia: a case report.
abstract: Non-O1 vibrio cholerae infections are associated with sporadic cases of gastroenteritis and extraintestinal infections. Septicaemia due to non-O1 vibrio cholerae is rare and are mainly reported in adults, particularly in immunocompromised patients. We report a case of non-O1 vibrio cholerae septicaemia and gastroenteritis in an 8-year-old child. The patient presented with bloody diarrhoea, fever and severe dehydration. Non-O1 vibrio cholerae were isolated from blood and stool cultures. The clinical course was uneventful after starting appropriate rehydration and supportive therapy.
authors.affiliation: Paediatric Unit, Penang General Hospital, Malaysia.
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Sin
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yahya
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kaur
mesh_terms: D016470:Bacteremia / Q000382:microbiology*; D002648:Child; D002771:Cholera / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D012703:Serotyping; D014734:Vibrio cholerae / Q000145:classification*