Meningoencephalitis caused by Non-O1, non-O139 Vibrio cholerae in an infant from southern Spain

W Sánchez-Yebra Romera; A Caparrós Andújar; J A Sánchez Gómez; L Martínez Campos; M A Lucerna Méndez; C M De Oña Baquero

doi:10.1016/j.nmni.2023.101200

Meningoencephalitis caused by Non-O1, non-O139 Vibrio cholerae in an infant from southern Spain

New Microbes New Infect. 2023 Nov 24:56:101200. doi: 10.1016/j.nmni.2023.101200. eCollection 2024 Jan.

Authors

W Sánchez-Yebra Romera¹, A Caparrós Andújar², J A Sánchez Gómez¹, L Martínez Campos³, M A Lucerna Méndez², C M De Oña Baquero⁴

Affiliations

¹ Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital Universitario Torrecárdenas, Spain.
² Servicio de Medicina Preventiva, Hospital Universitario Torrecárdenas, Spain.
³ Servicio de Pediatría, Hospital Universitario Torrecárdenas, Spain.
⁴ Distrito Sanitario Almería, Spain.

Abstract

Non-O1, non-O139 Vibrio cholerae (NOVC) is an emergent pathogen that mainly causes gastroenteritis. Also, it causes ear, wound infections, and bacteremia but the nervous system is rarely affected. We report on a case of NOVC meningoencephalitis in an infant that recovered after antimicrobial therapy but later presented neurologic sequelae.

Keywords: Encephalitis; Infant; Meningitis; Non-O1; Non-O139 Vibrio cholerae; Septicemia.