Vibrio cholerae non-O1 non-O139 infection in an immunocompromised patient returning from Spain, July 2009

W Rozemeijer; L A Korswagen; A E Voskuyl; A E Budding

doi:10.2807/ese.14.32.19298-en

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Vibrio cholerae non-O1 non-O139 infection in an immunocompromised patient returning from Spain, July 2009
W Rozemeijer¹ , L A Korswagen² , A E Voskuyl² , A E Budding¹
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Affiliations: ¹ Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Control, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands ² Department of Rheumatology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

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W Rozemeijer
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Citation style for this article: Rozemeijer W, Korswagen L A, Voskuyl A E, Budding A E. Vibrio cholerae non-O1 non-O139 infection in an immunocompromised patient returning from Spain, July 2009. Euro Surveill. 2009;14(32):pii=19298. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.14.32.19298-en Received: 11 Aug 2009

Abstract

We describe a severe gastroenteritis with non-O1, non-O139 Vibrio cholerae in an immunocompromised patient returning from a holiday in Spain in July 2009. Predisposing factors and possible cholera enterotoxin production could explain the unusually grave symptomatology. The patient recovered after doxycyclin treatment.