The first case of bacteraemia due to non-O1/non-O139 Vibrio cholerae in a type 2 diabetes mellitus patient in mainland China

Int J Infect Dis. 2014 Aug:25:116-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2014.04.015. Epub 2014 Jun 4.

Abstract

Bacteraemia due to non-O1/non-O139 Vibrio cholerae is rarely documented in mainland China. We report such a case in a 70-year-old male with type 2 diabetes mellitus. The clinical features, phenotypic analyses, and presence of a panel of known virulence genes in the isolated strain are described. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of bacteraemia due to this strain in a T2DM patient without other coexisting underlying diseases in mainland China.

Keywords: Bacteraemia; Non-O1/non-O139 Vibrio cholerae; Type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Bacteremia*
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / complications*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Multilocus Sequence Typing
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Vibrio Infections / complications*
  • Vibrio Infections / diagnosis
  • Vibrio Infections / drug therapy
  • Vibrio Infections / microbiology*
  • Vibrio cholerae non-O1* / classification
  • Vibrio cholerae non-O1* / drug effects
  • Vibrio cholerae non-O1* / genetics

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents

Associated data

  • GENBANK/KJ413142