Septicemia caused by Vibrio cholerae O1 biotype El Tor, in São Paulo, Brazil

We reported a case of septicemia by Vibrio cholerae O1, in São Paulo, Brazil. A 70-year-old male patient, living in an urban area, entered the emergency service having sepsis, dying 12 hours later. Blood culture was positive for Vibrio cholerae O1. This is the first case of bacteremia by Vibrio chol...

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Main Authors: C.S. Abboud, C.E.S. Ferreira, V.L.B. Barbosa, D.A.C. Araújo, E.C. Zandonadi, J. Pasternak
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Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
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author C.S. Abboud
C.E.S. Ferreira
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E.C. Zandonadi
J. Pasternak
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description We reported a case of septicemia by Vibrio cholerae O1, in São Paulo, Brazil. A 70-year-old male patient, living in an urban area, entered the emergency service having sepsis, dying 12 hours later. Blood culture was positive for Vibrio cholerae O1. This is the first case of bacteremia by Vibrio cholerae O1 reported in South America.
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spelling doaj.art-802c50d0c09f4fb5b041ac1ddf2e6c512022-12-21T18:02:10ZengElsevierBrazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases1678-439111230030110.1590/S1413-86702007000200028S1413-86702007000200028Septicemia caused by Vibrio cholerae O1 biotype El Tor, in São Paulo, BrazilC.S. Abboud0C.E.S. Ferreira1V.L.B. Barbosa2D.A.C. Araújo3E.C. Zandonadi4J. Pasternak5Instituto Dante Pazzanese de CardiologiaInstituto Dante Pazzanese de CardiologiaInstituto Dante Pazzanese de CardiologiaInstituto Dante Pazzanese de CardiologiaInstituto Dante Pazzanese de CardiologiaAlbert Einstein HospitalWe reported a case of septicemia by Vibrio cholerae O1, in São Paulo, Brazil. A 70-year-old male patient, living in an urban area, entered the emergency service having sepsis, dying 12 hours later. Blood culture was positive for Vibrio cholerae O1. This is the first case of bacteremia by Vibrio cholerae O1 reported in South America.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702007000200028&lng=en&tlng=enVibrio cholerae O1El Torsepticemia
spellingShingle C.S. Abboud
C.E.S. Ferreira
V.L.B. Barbosa
D.A.C. Araújo
E.C. Zandonadi
J. Pasternak
Septicemia caused by Vibrio cholerae O1 biotype El Tor, in São Paulo, Brazil
Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Vibrio cholerae O1
El Tor
septicemia
title Septicemia caused by Vibrio cholerae O1 biotype El Tor, in São Paulo, Brazil
title_full Septicemia caused by Vibrio cholerae O1 biotype El Tor, in São Paulo, Brazil
title_fullStr Septicemia caused by Vibrio cholerae O1 biotype El Tor, in São Paulo, Brazil
title_full_unstemmed Septicemia caused by Vibrio cholerae O1 biotype El Tor, in São Paulo, Brazil
title_short Septicemia caused by Vibrio cholerae O1 biotype El Tor, in São Paulo, Brazil
title_sort septicemia caused by vibrio cholerae o1 biotype el tor in sao paulo brazil
topic Vibrio cholerae O1
El Tor
septicemia
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