[Sepsis caused by non-O1-Vibrio cholerae: a patient in The Netherlands].
In a 84-year-old woman extraintestinal infection by non-OI Vibrio cholerae was diagnosed. She had septicaemia with cholangitis and cholecysto- and choledocholithiasis. Until now 26 patients with non-OI V. cholerae septicaemia have been reported. Most had an underlying disease, usually a chronic liver disease or haematological malignancy. These disorders were not present in our patient. She was treated with co-trimoxazole and afterwards she underwent a cholecystectomy and common bile duct exploration. At the time of operation no non-OI V. cholerae could be isolated from the gallbladder or the bile from the common bile duct. A possible cause of the infection was a herring which the patient had eaten six weeks before hospital admission.
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Afd. Medische Microbiologie, Rijnland Ziekenhuis, Leiderdorp.
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002761:Cholangitis / Q000150:complications; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000150:complications; D002771:Cholera / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D042882:Gallstones / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D012703:Serotyping; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014734:Vibrio cholerae / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination
Sepsis door non-O1-Vibrio cholerae: een patiënt in Nederland.