Non-O1/non-O139 Vibrio cholerae bacteremia and hepatitis in diabetic patient, France, winter 2019

Vibrio cholerae non-O1/non-O139 (NOVC) bacteremia is infrequently reported in Western countries and is associated with unfavorable outcome. We describe here the case of a diabetic patient with hepatic cytolysis and NOVC bacteremia following an episode of diarrhea. The patient was paucisymptomatic and had a favorable resolution with oral ciprofloxacin. NOVC should be systematically sought in stool samples, particularly in immunocompromised patients, due to an increased risk of infection occurrence.