TY - JOUR
T1 - O1 and non-O1 Vibrio cholerae bacteremia produced by hemolytic strains
AU - Restrepo, Dalilah
AU - Huprikar, Shirish S.
AU - VanHorn, Kenneth
AU - Bottone, Edward J.
PY - 2006/2
Y1 - 2006/2
N2 - Vibrio cholerae are Gram-negative bacteria capable of producing serious infections. They are differentiated into O1 and non-O1 serogroups, depending on their ability to agglutinate with specific antiserum. In contrast to non-O1 V. cholerae, which are more prone to invading the bloodstream, V. cholerae O1 is rarely the cause of bacteremia. We describe 2 cases of O and non-O1 V. cholerae bacteremia in patients with hepatitis C virus cirrhosis. We postulate that the hemolytic properties of the isolates contributed to their virulence in immunocompromised hosts.
AB - Vibrio cholerae are Gram-negative bacteria capable of producing serious infections. They are differentiated into O1 and non-O1 serogroups, depending on their ability to agglutinate with specific antiserum. In contrast to non-O1 V. cholerae, which are more prone to invading the bloodstream, V. cholerae O1 is rarely the cause of bacteremia. We describe 2 cases of O and non-O1 V. cholerae bacteremia in patients with hepatitis C virus cirrhosis. We postulate that the hemolytic properties of the isolates contributed to their virulence in immunocompromised hosts.
KW - Hemolytic strains
KW - Hepatitis C virus cirrhosis
KW - O1 and non-O1 Vibrio cholerae bacteremia
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U2 - 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2005.08.008
DO - 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2005.08.008
M3 - Article
C2 - 16426794
AN - SCOPUS:31744437339
SN - 0732-8893
VL - 54
SP - 145
EP - 148
JO - Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease
JF - Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease
IS - 2
ER -