Bullous cellulitis in cirrhotic patients – a rare but life-threatening infection caused by non-O1, non-O139 Vibrio cholerae bacteraemia

Yang, Chih‐Jen; Wang, Chuansheng; Lu, Po‐Liang; Chen, Tun‐Chieh; Chen, Yen-Hsu; Huang, Ming-Shyan; Lin, Chun-Chu; Hwang, Jhi-Jhu

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“…However, among the V. cholerae species, V. cholerae non-O1/O139 strains, which do not secrete the cholera toxin, can cause symptoms similar to as V. vulnificus , especially in patients with liver cirrhosis or immunodeficiency, leading to poor prognosis. [ 3 4 6 7 ].…”

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“…In contrast, V. cholerae non-O1/O139 strains do not produce cholera toxins, and their significance has been usually overlooked thus far. However, recent reports have shown that non-O1/O139 strains can cause fatal extraintestinal infections [ 3 4 ]; thus, the clinical importance of these strains is increasing. The mortality rate associated with V. cholerae non-O1/O139 bacteremia has been shown to depend on the studied cohort, and varies from 24% to 61.5% [ 5 ].…”

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A Fatal Case of Bacteremia Caused by Vibrio cholerae Non-O1/O139

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Vibrio cholerae is a pathogen known to cause the waterborne epidemic disease cholera. Overall, V. cholerae O1 or O139 strains produce the cholera toxin that cause gastroenteritis, resulting in watery diarrhea. Most of the enterocolitis caused by V. cholerae can be easily treated with fluid therapy and conservative care. However, V. cholerae non-O1/O139 strains can cause extraintestinal infections, such as wound infection or sepsis, in immunocompromised patients. The clinical course of these infections is very similar to that of V. vulnificus infection. We report about a 52-year-old man without previous underlying disease who was diagnosed with V. cholerae non-O1/O139 infection and died within 72 hours after admission to the intensive care unit.

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A Fatal Case of Bacteremia Caused by Vibrio cholerae Non-O1/O139

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“…In vitro studies have shown a synergistic bactericidal effect when cefotaxime and minocycline were combined (Chuang et al , 1997). Yang et al (2011) reported that 62.5 % of patients treated with a combination of tetracycline and a fluoroquinolone for non-O1/non-O139 V. cholerae sepsis survived, therefore, making it reasonable to administer combination therapy for severe infections. Detection of Vibrio spp.…”

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Fatal non-O1, non-O139 Vibrio cholerae septicaemia in a patient with chronic liver disease

Khan

Kumar

Meparambu

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Journal of Medical Microbiology

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“…Reference checking resulted in identification of two additional unique articles. Of the 165 retrieved articles, 77 were excluded based on title or abstract, leaving 88 articles including 82 case reports and six articles reporting case series [90][91][92][93][94][95].…”

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Vibrio cholerae non-O1 bacteraemia: description of three cases in the Netherlands and a literature review

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Muijsken²,

Mooi-Kokenberg³

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Eurosurveillance

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Vibrio cholerae non-O1 serogroup (VCNO) bacteraemia is a severe condition with a high case-fatality rate. We report three cases diagnosed in the Netherlands, identified during a national microbiological congress, and provide a literature review on VCNO bacteraemia. A search strategy including synonyms for 'VCNO' and 'bacteraemia' was applied to PubMed, Medline, Web of Science and Embase databases. The three cases were reported in elderly male patients after fish consumption and/or surface water contact. The literature search yielded 82 case reports on 90 cases and six case series. Thirty case reports were from Asia (30/90; 33%), concerned males (67/90; 74%), and around one third (38/90; 42%) involved a history of alcohol abuse and/or liver cirrhosis The presenting symptom often was gastroenteritis (47/90; 52%) which occurred after seafood consumption in 32% of the cases (15/47).Aside from the most frequent symptom being fever, results of case series concurred with these findings. Published cases also included rare presentations e.g. endophthalmitis and neonatal meningitis. Based on the limited data available, cephalosporins seemed the most effective treatment. Although mainly reported in Asia, VCNO bacteraemia occurs worldwide. While some risk factors for VCNO were identified in this study, the source of infection remains often unclear. Clinical presentation may vary greatly and therefore a quick microbiological diagnosis is indispensable.

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Bullous cellulitis in cirrhotic patients – a rare but life-threatening infection caused by non-O1, non-O139 Vibrio cholerae bacteraemia

Abstract: Bullous cellulitis in cirrhotic patients -a rare but life-threatening infection caused by non-O1, non-O139 Vibrio cholerae

Cited by 11 publications

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A Fatal Case of Bacteremia Caused by Vibrio cholerae Non-O1/O139

A Fatal Case of Bacteremia Caused by Vibrio cholerae Non-O1/O139

Fatal non-O1, non-O139 Vibrio cholerae septicaemia in a patient with chronic liver disease

Vibrio cholerae non-O1 bacteraemia: description of three cases in the Netherlands and a literature review

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