Unexpected Cholera Bacteremia in a 91 Year Old Caucasian Male Patient

ABSTRACT Cholera is an illness caused by Vibrio cholerae; its main symptom is acute watery diarrhea. Some infections are asymptomatic or result in patients presenting with mild diarrhea, but complications, such as bacteremia, can be fatal. Being endemic in Africa, Southeast Asia, and Haiti, V. chole...

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Published in:Laboratory medicine 2020-11, Vol.51 (6), p.e71-e74
Main Authors: Thwe, Phyu M, Schilling, Matthew, Reynoso, David, Ren, Ping
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Bacteremia
Cholera
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Ribosomal RNA
Tetracycline
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