First report of Vibrio cholerae O9, novel st520, isolated from a child with bacteraemia-associated sepsis.
Indian J Med Microbiol
; 38(3 & 4): 489-491, 2020.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-33154272
ABSTRACT
Vibrios have been identified to cause extra-intestinal complications apart from the occasional cholera-like diarrhoeal outbreaks. The non-O1/O139 Vibrio cholerae strains are ubiquitous in environmental water bodies and hence pose a threat to people even without obvious risk factors. We describe a case of sepsis in a child with spinal dysraphism caused by a V. cholerae O9 strain belonging to a novel sequence type (ST520). The present case highlights the need of considering V. cholerae non-O1/O139 as one of the pathogens while dealing with sepsis cases, and also, the study expounds the importance of proper characterisation of the pathogen for an effective treatment.
Key words
Full text:
1
Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Vibrio cholerae
/
Cholera
/
Bacteremia
/
Sepsis
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
/
Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Child, preschool
/
Humans
/
Male
Language:
En
Journal:
Indian J Med Microbiol
Journal subject:
MICROBIOLOGIA
Year:
2020
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
India