Bacteremia por Vibrio cholerae NO-O1/NO-O139 en un paciente cirrótico. Primer reporte de caso en el Perú y revisión de la literatura

Translated title of the contribution: Vibrio cholerae NO-O1/NO-O139 bacteremia in a cirrhotic patient. First case report in Peru and literatura review

Jorge A. Gallardo-Cartagena, Alfredo J. Chiappe-Gonzalez, Lilian M. Astocondor-Salazar, Blanca N. Salazar-Mesones, Jenny A. Narcizo Susanibar, Carolina Cucho-Espinoza, Luz María Huaroto-Valdivia, Eduardo Romulo Ticona Chavez

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Abstract

Non-O1, non-O139 Vibrio cholerae (NOVC) strains are an uncommon cause of gastroenteritis. However, they have been recently associated with severe extraintestinal infections in immunocompromised hosts. Among them, bacteremia in cirrhotic patients is noteworthy. We present the case of a 58-year-old woman with cirrhosis that developed septic shock, multiple organ failure and died four days after admission. Blood cultures yielded Gram-negative rods identified as Vibrio cholerae. Further serogrouping by slide agglutination and a negative PCR for ctxA gen confirmed the strain to be NOVC. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing showed sensitivity to ampicillin, chloramphenicol, tetracycline and ciprofloxacin; and resistance to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole. To the best of our knowledge, this is first report in Peru, described in the Hospital Nacional Dos de Mayo, of NOVC bacteremia.

Translated title of the contributionVibrio cholerae NO-O1/NO-O139 bacteremia in a cirrhotic patient. First case report in Peru and literatura review
Original languageSpanish
Pages (from-to)301-305
Number of pages5
JournalRevista de gastroenterologia del Peru : organo oficial de la Sociedad de Gastroenterologia del Peru
Volume38
Issue number3
StatePublished - 1 Jul 2018

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