Vibrio cholerae non-O1 non-O139 infection in an immunocompromised patient returning from Spain, July 2009.
We describe a severe gastroenteritis with non-O1, non-O139 Vibrio cholerae in an immunocompromised patient returning from a holiday in Spain in July 2009. Predisposing factors and possible cholera enterotoxin production could explain the unusually grave symptomatology. Patient recovered after doxycyclin treatment.
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Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Control, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. w.rozemeijer@vumc.nl
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D002771:Cholera / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology*; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009426:Netherlands; D012703:Serotyping; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013030:Spain; D014195:Travel; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014734:Vibrio cholerae / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*