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Case Reports
. 2023 Aug 20:33:e01878.
doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2023.e01878. eCollection 2023.

Acute gastroenteritis due to Vibrio cholerae biovar albensis infection: A case report

Elisa Stolaj  1 , Barbara Belfiori  1 , Alessandra Mercuri  1 , Rita Papili  1 , Daniele Rosignoli  1 , Margherita Albagini  1 , Giovanni Genga  1 , Andrea Tommasi  1 , Dante Veramonti  1 , Carlo Pallotto  1 , Daniela Francisci  1
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Acute gastroenteritis due to Vibrio cholerae biovar albensis infection: A case report

Elisa Stolaj et al. IDCases. .

Abstract

Vibrio cholerae represents diverse species and includes pathogenic and non-pathogenic variants. Particularly serogroups O1 and O139 are related to cholera epidemics, while non-O1/O139 serogroups (NOVC) in general are non-pathogenic or asymptomatic colonizers in humans, but also can cause different diseases. Vibrio albensis, a non-O1/non-O-139 serogroup, is rarely implicated in human infections. Only a few cases of human pathology related to this species are described in the literature. We present the menagement of V. albensis gastroenteritis in a a 47-year-old woman and discuss clinical presentation, diagnosis and treatement.

Keywords: Acute gastroenteritis; NOVC; Vibrio cholerae albensis; Vibrio non-cholerae.

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The authors have no conflict of interest to disclose.

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Abdominal ultrasound reveled diffuse wall thickening (10 mm), with submucosal oedema.
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Colonies on Thiosulfate-Citrate-Bile Salts-Sucrose (TCBS) sample.
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