Vibrio cholera O1 Ogawa bacteremia with extraintestinal manifestation

Vibrio cholera O1 Ogawa bacteremia with extraintestinal manifestation

O1 Ogawa Vibrio cholerae is rarely reported to cause extraintestinal manifestation. Here, we report a case of O1 Ogawa Vibrio cholerae bacteremia with bullous cellulitis of the left leg. The patient acquired the infection through a small skin prick on her leg from contaminated soil that served as an...

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Main Authors: Faisal, Ummu Salamah, Zainulabid, Ummu Afeera, Kori, Najma, Periyasamy, Petrick, Khaithir, Tzar Mohd Nizam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023
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RC Internal medicine
RC111 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases
Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/106131/7/106131_Vibrio%20Cholera%20O1%20Ogawa%20Bacteremia.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/106131/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971223005878?via%3Dihub
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2023.05.034
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Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia
Language: English
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Summary:O1 Ogawa Vibrio cholerae is rarely reported to cause extraintestinal manifestation. Here, we report a case of O1 Ogawa Vibrio cholerae bacteremia with bullous cellulitis of the left leg. The patient acquired the infection through a small skin prick on her leg from contaminated soil that served as an environmental reservoir for Vibrio cholerae.

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