Non-O1Vibrio cholerae bacteremia in an infant, first case report from Pakistan

To the best of our knowledge, Non-O1 Vibrio cholerae (NOVC) bacteremia has never been documented in Pakistan. This case report is the first reported case of bacteremia in an infant due to NOVC in Pakistan. A neonate was admitted to a hospital with fever and no history of diarrhea. The isolate was id...

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Main Authors: Samreen Sarwar, Abdul Hannan, Qamar Sultana, Sidrah Saleem, Muhammad Sohail, Muhammad Usman Arshad, Karam Rasool
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Published: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 2016-02-01
Series:Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
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Online Access:https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/6554
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Abdul Hannan
Qamar Sultana
Sidrah Saleem
Muhammad Sohail
Muhammad Usman Arshad
Karam Rasool
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description To the best of our knowledge, Non-O1 Vibrio cholerae (NOVC) bacteremia has never been documented in Pakistan. This case report is the first reported case of bacteremia in an infant due to NOVC in Pakistan. A neonate was admitted to a hospital with fever and no history of diarrhea. The isolate was identified biochemically and serologically and was sensitive to all the drugs tested as per CLSI 2014 guidelines.
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spelling doaj-art-a532dd8303bc475d9d668d1b2ebd6e9e2025-08-20T02:27:09ZengThe Journal of Infection in Developing CountriesJournal of Infection in Developing Countries1972-26802016-02-01100210.3855/jidc.6554Non-O1Vibrio cholerae bacteremia in an infant, first case report from PakistanSamreen Sarwar0Abdul Hannan1Qamar Sultana2Sidrah Saleem3Muhammad Sohail4Muhammad Usman Arshad5Karam Rasool6University of Health Sciences Lahore, Lahore, Punjab, PakistanUniversity of Health Sciences Lahore, Lahore, Punjab, PakistanChughtais Lahore Lab, 10-Jail Road, Main Gulberg, Lahore, Punjab, PakistanUniversity of Health Sciences Lahore, Lahore, Punjab, PakistanChughtais Lahore Lab, 10-Jail Road, Main Gulberg, Lahore, Punjab, PakistanUniversity of Health Sciences Lahore, Lahore, Punjab, PakistanChughtais Lahore Lab, 10-Jail Road, Main Gulberg, Lahore, Punjab, PakistanTo the best of our knowledge, Non-O1 Vibrio cholerae (NOVC) bacteremia has never been documented in Pakistan. This case report is the first reported case of bacteremia in an infant due to NOVC in Pakistan. A neonate was admitted to a hospital with fever and no history of diarrhea. The isolate was identified biochemically and serologically and was sensitive to all the drugs tested as per CLSI 2014 guidelines. https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/6554bacteremiainfantnon-O1 Vibrio cholerae
spellingShingle Samreen Sarwar
Abdul Hannan
Qamar Sultana
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Muhammad Sohail
Muhammad Usman Arshad
Karam Rasool
Non-O1Vibrio cholerae bacteremia in an infant, first case report from Pakistan
Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
bacteremia
infant
non-O1 Vibrio cholerae
title Non-O1Vibrio cholerae bacteremia in an infant, first case report from Pakistan
title_full Non-O1Vibrio cholerae bacteremia in an infant, first case report from Pakistan
title_fullStr Non-O1Vibrio cholerae bacteremia in an infant, first case report from Pakistan
title_full_unstemmed Non-O1Vibrio cholerae bacteremia in an infant, first case report from Pakistan
title_short Non-O1Vibrio cholerae bacteremia in an infant, first case report from Pakistan
title_sort non o1vibrio cholerae bacteremia in an infant first case report from pakistan
topic bacteremia
infant
non-O1 Vibrio cholerae
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