Non-O1 Vibrio cholerae septicaemia: a case report
Tan, K.K.; Sin, K.S.; Ng, A.J.; Yahya, H.; Kaur, P.
Singapore Medical Journal 35(6): 648-649
1994
ISSN/ISBN: 0037-5675 PMID: 7761898 Document Number: 425230
Non-O1 vibrio cholerae infections are associated with sporadic cases of gastroenteritis and extraintestinal infections. Septicaemia due to non-O1 vibrio cholerae is rare and are mainly reported in adults, particularly in immunocompromised patients. We report a case of non-O1 vibrio cholerae septicaemia and gastroenteritis in an 8-year-old child. The patient presented with bloody diarrhoea, fever and severe dehydration. Non-O1 vibrio cholerae were isolated from blood and stool cultures. The clinical course was uneventful after starting appropriate rehydration and supportive therapy.