PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Hochstein, Lisa H.
TI  - Simultaneous Infection with <em>Shigella sonnei</em> and <em>Vibrio cholerae</em> in a Young Child
AID  - 10.29074/ascls.26.4.165
DP  - 2013 Oct 01
TA  - American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science
PG  - 165--170
VI  - 26
IP  - 4
4099  - http://hwmaint.clsjournal.ascls.org/content/26/4/165.short
4100  - http://hwmaint.clsjournal.ascls.org/content/26/4/165.full
SO  - Clin Lab Sci2013 Oct 01; 26
AB  - A 20-month old infant presented to the emergency department with diarrhea and vomiting of six days duration. Blood, stool and urine specimens were collected for both bacteriological culture and parasitic workup. Concurrent infections with both Shigella sonnei and Vibrio cholerae were determined to be the cause of the infectious diarrhea. This case illustrates the importance of the microbiology laboratory in detecting infrequently seen enteric pathogens. We will also review the pathogenesis and laboratory diagnosis of Vibrio cholerae and Shigella sonnei.ABBREVIATIONS: SBAP – sheep blood agar plate, CBC – complete blood count, IV – intravenous, NaCl – sodium chloride, Spp. – species, BCG – bacillie Calmette-Guerin, TSI – triple sugar iron agar, LIA – lysine iron agar, ADP – adenosine dinucleotide phosphate, cAMP – cyclic adenosine monophosphate, TCBS – thiosulfate citrate bile salts sucrose, RBC – red blood cell, BUN – blood urea nitrogen, Na – sodium, K – potassium, Cl – chloride, CO2 – carbon dioxide, Ca – calcium, TMP/SMX – trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole