Non-O1, non-O139 Vibrio cholerae septicemia at a tertiary care center in Beirut, Lebanon; a case report and review

Carla Zmeter; Hussam Tabaja; Ala I Sharara; Souha S Kanj

doi:10.1016/j.jiph.2018.01.001

Non-O1, non-O139 Vibrio cholerae septicemia at a tertiary care center in Beirut, Lebanon; a case report and review

J Infect Public Health. 2018 Sep-Oct;11(5):601-604. doi: 10.1016/j.jiph.2018.01.001. Epub 2018 Jan 20.

Authors

Carla Zmeter¹, Hussam Tabaja¹, Ala I Sharara², Souha S Kanj³

Affiliations

¹ Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
² The Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
³ Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 29366858
DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2018.01.001

Abstract

More clinical infections with non-O1, non-O139 Vibrio cholerae have been recently reported. These pathogens usually do not cause the epidemic and pandemic cases of cholera seen with choleragenic vibrios. However, they can still cause intestinal as well as extra-intestinal disease and can be associated with significant mortality. Herein, we present the first case of non-O1, non-O139 Vibrio cholerae septicemia reported in Lebanon since the beginning of the Lebanese waste crisis.

Keywords: Bacteremia; Non-O1, non-O139 Vibrio cholerae; Septicemia.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Aged
Cholera / diagnosis*
Cholera / microbiology*
Cholera / pathology
Female
Humans
Lebanon
Sepsis / diagnosis*
Sepsis / microbiology*
Sepsis / pathology
Tertiary Care Centers
Vibrio cholerae non-O1 / classification*
Vibrio cholerae non-O1 / isolation & purification*