Duped by dumping syndrome: non-endemic Vibrio cholerae bacteremia in an immunocompetent host with gastric bypass surgery, a case report
Fabiola Reyes,
Nicole Pecora,
Zoe Freeman Weiss
Abstract:Extra-intestinal infection with non-O1/non-O139 strains of
Vibrio cholerae
(NOVC) is rare, though bacteremia and hepatobiliary manifestations have been reported. Reduced stomach acid, or hypochlorhydria, can increase risk of
V. cholerae
infection. We describe a 42-year-old woman with hypochlorhydria due to untreated
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