Acute gastroenteritis due to Vibrio cholerae biovar albensis infection: A case report
Elisa Stolaj,
Barbara Belfiori,
Alessandra Mercuri,
Rita Papili,
Daniele Rosignoli,
Margherita Albagini,
Giovanni Genga,
Andrea Tommasi,
Dante Veramonti,
Carlo Pallotto,
Daniela Francisci
Affiliations
Elisa Stolaj
Infectious Diseases Clinic, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Perugia, Italy
Barbara Belfiori
Infectious Diseases Clinic, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Perugia, Italy
Alessandra Mercuri
Infectious Diseases Clinic, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Perugia, Italy
Rita Papili
Infectious Diseases Clinic, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Perugia, Italy
Daniele Rosignoli
Infectious Diseases Clinic, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Perugia, Italy
Margherita Albagini
Infectious Diseases Clinic, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Perugia, Italy
Giovanni Genga
Infectious Diseases Clinic, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Perugia, Italy
Andrea Tommasi
Infectious Diseases Clinic, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Perugia, Italy
Dante Veramonti
Infectious Diseases Clinic, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Perugia, Italy
Carlo Pallotto
Correspondence to: Piazzale Menghini 1, 06132 Perugia, Italy.; Infectious Diseases Clinic, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Perugia, Italy
Daniela Francisci
Infectious Diseases Clinic, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Perugia, Italy
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.
