Journal of Infection and Public Health (Sep 2019)

Vibrio albensis: An unusual urinary tract infection in a healthy male

  • George F. Araj,
  • Rim Taleb,
  • Nancy K. El Beayni,
  • Erkan Goksu

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 5
pp. 712 – 713

Abstract

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Infections with non-O1 non-O139 Vibro cholerae strains have been reported to affect different extra intestinal sites including the urinary tract infection. We report the first case of UTI due to Vibrio albensis in an immunocompetent patient from Lebanon, where the organism was also recovered from water at his home. Keywords: Vibrio albensis, Urinary tract infection, Vibrio species, Lebanon