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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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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BioMed Central
2008
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