Non-serogroup O:1 Vibrio cholerae bacteremia and cerebritis.
We describe a case of non-serogroup O:1 Vibrio cholerae bacteremia and cerebritis in a 41-year-old Thai man with alcoholism who presented with fever and cellulitis of the right ankle. He was successfully treated with parenteral cefotaxime and then was switched to treatment with oral ciprofloxacin.
Divisions of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand. schusana@hotmail.com
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D000328:Adult; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D002439:Cefotaxime / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002511:Cephalosporins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002771:Cholera / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D014734:Vibrio cholerae
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D002511:Cephalosporins; D002939:Ciprofloxacin; D002439:Cefotaxime