A cytotoxin-producing strain of Vibrio cholerae non-O1, non-O139 as a cause of cholera and bacteremia after consumption of raw clams.
We report a case of a cholera-like gastroenteritis subsequent with bacteremia in a healthy man following consumption of raw clams. Although we failed to recover the organism from the patient's stool culture, his blood culture was positive for a non-cholera toxin-producing yet cytotoxin-producing non-O1 and non-O139 Vibrio cholerae.
Namdari
H
H
Clinical Laboratories, Inc., Throop, Pennsylvania. hnamdari@clinical.com
Klaips
C R
CR
Hughes
J L
JL
D000818:Animals; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000382:microbiology*; D049872:Bivalvia / Q000382:microbiology*; D002771:Cholera / Q000382:microbiology*; D003603:Cytotoxins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D005517:Foodborne Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014735:Vibrio Infections / Q000097:blood; D014734:Vibrio cholerae / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism
D003603:Cytotoxins