Cholera in Brest, France

Cholera in Brest, France

This is a case report about a 54-year-old man with hypovolemic shock, due to diarrhea and major vomiting after his return from India. The isolation of Vibrio cholerae serogroup O1 (Ogawa serotype) explains this typical clinical presentation of cholera, seen in 10% of cholera cases only. The patient...

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Published in:Annales de biologie clinique (Paris) Vol. 76; no. 1; p. 107
Main Authors: Pougnet, Laurence, Pougnet, Richard, Voarino, Audrey, Sapin, Jeanne, Drouillard, Isabelle, Quilici, Marie Laure, Désidéri-Vaillant, Catherine
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
French
Published: France 01-01-2018
Subjects:
Campylobacter coli - isolation & purification
Campylobacter Infections - complications
Campylobacter Infections - diagnosis
Campylobacter Infections - microbiology
Cholera - complications
Cholera - diagnosis
Cholera - microbiology
Coinfection
Diarrhea - diagnosis
Diarrhea - microbiology
France
Humans
India
Male
Middle Aged
Travel
Travel-Related Illness
Vibrio cholerae - isolation & purification
France
India
cholera
Vibrio cholerae serogroup O1
Campylobacter coli
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Summary:This is a case report about a 54-year-old man with hypovolemic shock, due to diarrhea and major vomiting after his return from India. The isolation of Vibrio cholerae serogroup O1 (Ogawa serotype) explains this typical clinical presentation of cholera, seen in 10% of cholera cases only. The patient had co-infection with Vibrio cholerae and Campylobacter coli. Co-infections appear to be frequent in endemic areas. The purpose of this case report is to recall the relevance of Vibrio isolation when the clinical context is evocative (diarrhea on travel return, raw sea food consumption).
ISSN:1950-6112
DOI:10.1684/abc.2017.1307