Fatal bacteremia due to immotile Vibrio cholerae serogroup O21 in Vientiane, Laos - a case report

BACKGROUND: Human infections with non-O1, non-O139 V. cholerae have been described from Laos. Elsewhere, non cholera-toxin producing, non-O1, non-O139 V. cholerae have been described from blood cultures and ascitic fluid, although they are exceedingly rare isolates. CASE PRESENTATION: We describe a...

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Main Authors: Phetsouvanh, R, Nakatsu, M, Arakawa, E, Davong, V, Vongsouvath, M, Lattana, O, Moore, C, Nakamura, S, Newton, P
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2008