Fatal Non O1/Non O139 Vibrio cholerae Bacteraemia without Gastrointestinal Manifestations: A Case Report

Non-O1/non-O139 Vibrio cholerae (NOVC) are increasingly recognised as a cause of severe invasive infection including bacteraemia especially in people who are elderly or have co-morbidities. NOVC infections often lack gastrointestinal manifestations, and the frequent absence of exposure to well-recognised sources such as seafood and or marine/estuarine water lowers the index of suspicion for Vibrio cholerae and delays targeted diagnostic testing. Authors present here a case of NOVC bacteraemia in