Vibrio cholerae non-O1 and non-O139 bacteremia in a non-traveler Portuguese cirrhotic patient: first case report

Andreia Albuquerque; Hélder Cardoso; Dolores Pinheiro; Guilherme Macedo

doi:10.1016/j.gastrohep.2012.09.002

Vibrio cholerae non-O1 and non-O139 bacteremia in a non-traveler Portuguese cirrhotic patient: first case report

Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2013 May;36(5):309-10. doi: 10.1016/j.gastrohep.2012.09.002. Epub 2012 Nov 17.

Authors

Andreia Albuquerque¹, Hélder Cardoso, Dolores Pinheiro, Guilherme Macedo

Affiliation

¹ Gastroenterology Department, Centro Hospitalar São João, Porto, Portugal. [email protected]

PMID: 23164747
DOI: 10.1016/j.gastrohep.2012.09.002

Abstract

Bacteremia due to Vibrio cholerae non-O1 and non-O139 is a rare condition and potentially fatal. We report a case of bacteremia due to V. cholerae non-O1 and non-O139 in a Portuguese male with Hepatitis C cirrhosis, admitted due to acute diarrhea, after consuming shrimp. He had no recent travels. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of bacteremia due to V. cholerae non-O1 and non-O139 in Portugal.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Bacteremia / complications*
Humans
Liver Cirrhosis / complications*
Male
Portugal
Vibrio Infections / complications*
Vibrio cholerae non-O1*