title: Invasive Vibrio cholerae non-O1 non-0139 infection in a thalassemic child.
abstract: Invasive, extra-intestinal infection with Vibrio cholerae non-O1, non-O139 is rare especially among children. Herein the authors report a 12-year-old girl with underlying beta-thalassemia status post-splenectomy presenting with V. cholerae non-O1, non-O139 gastroenteritis with concomitant septicemia. The pathogen was identified from stool and blood culture and the patient recovered uneventfully after antimicrobial and supportive therapy. A review and comparison of clinical manifestations and outcomes with the previous four cases of invasive V. cholerae non-O1, non-O139 in postsplenectomy thalassemic pediatric patients is reported.
authors: Department of Pediatrics, Queen Sirikit National Institute of Child Health, College of Medicine, Rangsit University, Bangkok, Thailand. warunee@vandepitte.eu
authors: Warunee
authors: W
authors: Punpanich
authors: Pugpen
authors: P
authors: Sirikutt
authors: Naris
authors: N
authors: Waranawat
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D016981:Plesiomonas / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014735:Vibrio Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D014734:Vibrio cholerae / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D017086:beta-Thalassemia / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents