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Vibrio cholerae non-O1 non-O139 infection in an immunocompromised patient returning from Spain, July 2009
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View Affiliations Hide AffiliationsW Rozemeijerw.rozemeijer vumc.nl
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Citation style for this article: . Vibrio cholerae non-O1 non-O139 infection in an immunocompromised patient returning from Spain, July 2009. Euro Surveill. 2009;14(32):pii=19298. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.14.32.19298-en Received: 11 Aug 2009
Abstract
We describe a severe gastroenteritis with non-O1, non-O139 Vibrio cholerae in an immunocompromised patient returning from a holiday in Spain in July 2009. Predisposing factors and possible cholera enterotoxin production could explain the unusually grave symptomatology. The patient recovered after doxycyclin treatment.

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