Vibrio cholerae non-O1,non-O139 Isolated from Pleural Effusion Following Total Gastrectomy.
10.3346/jkms.2006.21.5.944
- Author:
Jung Ho SUK
1
;
Nam Yong LEE
;
Jang Ho LEE
;
Won Sup OH
;
Kyoung Ran PECK
;
Jae Hoon SONG
Author Information
1. Department of Laboratory Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. micro.lee@samsung.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Vibrio cholerae;
Pleural Effusion;
Gastrectomy;
Carrier State
- MeSH:
Vibrio cholerae non-O1/*isolation & purification;
Stomach Neoplasms/microbiology/surgery;
Pleural Effusion/*microbiology;
Middle Aged;
Male;
Humans;
*Gastrectomy;
Carrier State
- From:Journal of Korean Medical Science
2006;21(5):944-945
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
We isolated non-O1, non-O139 Vibrio cholerae from pleural effusion in a patient with recurred advanced gastric caner after total gastrectomy. We also recovered the organism from the patient's stool culture. The patient did not experience gastrointestinal symptoms such as diarrhea except heartburn and epigastric discomfort from stomach cancer before admission. The suspected route of infection is directly from the gastrointestinal tract through the previous surgical wounds. After antibiotic treatment, no more V. cholerae was isolated and the patient was well discharged from the hospital. This is the first report of V. cholerae infection associated with pleural effusion in a long-term latent carrier of the organism.
