A Case of Vibrio cholerae Non-O1/O139 Gastroenteritis.
- Author:
Hae Kyung LEE
1
;
Ok Ran SHIN
;
Dong Gun LEE
;
Hiun Suk CHAE
;
Jin Taeg KIM
;
Chang Suk KANG
Author Information
1. Department of Clinical Pathology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Vibrio cholerae non-O1/O139;
Gastroenteritits;
Diarrhea
- MeSH:
Bacteremia;
Cholera;
Diarrhea;
Female;
Fever;
Gastroenteritis*;
Humans;
Immune Sera;
Korea;
Peritonitis;
Vibrio cholerae O1;
Vibrio cholerae*;
Wound Infection
- From:The Korean Journal of Laboratory Medicine
2004;24(6):386-388
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Vibrio cholerae non-O1/O139 strains are the organisms that are biochemically indistinguishable from V. cholerae but do not agglutinate in Vibrio cholerae O1 and O139 antisera. V. cholerae non-O1/O139 strains are associated with gastroenteritis and extraintestinal infections such as bacteremia, peritonitis and wound infections. Gastroenteritis by V. cholerae non-O1/O139 is uncommon in Korea. We isolated V. cholerae non-O1/O139 from a stool specimen of a one year-old female with diarrhea and high fever.
