Non-01 Vibrio cholerae septicemia and meningitis in a neonate.
Non-O1 Vibrio cholerae is known to cause diarrhoea as well as extra-intestinal infections in adults and children. However meningitis in children is a rare occurrence. We report a neonate who developed septicemia and meningitis due to Non-O1 Vibrio cholerae.
Kerketta
Joshi Anand
JA
Department of Child Health, Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore, India.
Paul
Alexander Chandran
AC
Kirubakaran
V Balaji Chellam
VB
Jesudason
Mary V
MV
Moses
Prabhakar D
PD
D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008587:Meningitis, Viral; D018805:Sepsis / Q000821:virology*; D014734:Vibrio cholerae