Vibrio cholerae 01 isolated in the gallbladder of a patient presenting with cholecystitis.

Asnis, D S; Golub, R; Bresciani, A · Am J Gastroenterol · 1996

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Cholera is a topical infection of the intestinal tract and rarely causes extraintestinal disease. The gallbladder has been proposed to be the reservoir of this organism. We present a patient from Bolivia who developed symptoms of acute cholecystitis and whose bile culture grew Vibrio cholerae 01 El tor.

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