Bacteremic cellulitis caused by Non-01, Non-0139 Vibrio cholerae: report of a case in a patient with hemochromatosis

Authors
Fernandez, JM Serrano, M De Arriba, JJ Sanchez, MV Escribano, E Ferreras, P
Citation
Jm. Fernandez et al., Bacteremic cellulitis caused by Non-01, Non-0139 Vibrio cholerae: report of a case in a patient with hemochromatosis, DIAG MICR I, 37(1), 2000, pp. 77-80
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease",Microbiology
Journal title
DIAGNOSTIC MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE
ISSN journal
07328893 → ACNP
Volume
37
Issue
1
Year of publication
2000
Pages
77 - 80
Database
ISI
SICI code
0732-8893(200005)37:1<77:BCCBNN>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
We report a case of bacteremia associated with hemorrhagic bullous skin les ions on the leg caused by non-01, non-0139 Vibrio cholerae in a 66-year-old man with hemochromatosis developed in an inland region. The organism was i solated from blood and bullae fluid. The patient was treated successfully w ith cefotaxime and doxycycline. This report emphasizes the potential of thi s organism to produce bacteremic cellulitis in people with underlying illne ss in the absence of usual epidemiological risk factors. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Tnc. All rights reserved.