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Non-01 Vibrio cholerae septicemia and meningitis in a neonate

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Non-01 Vibrio cholerae is known to cause diarrhoea as well as extra-intestinal infections in adults and children. However meningitis in children is a rare occurrence. We report a neonate who developed septicemia and meningitis due toNon-01 Vibrio cholerae.

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  1. Prabhakar D. Moses (Professor and Head)

    Present address: Department of Child Health, Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore, 632004, Tamil Nadu, India

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  1. Department of Child Health, Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore, 632004, Tamil Nadu, India

    Joshi Anand Kerketta, Alexander Chandran Paul, Chellam Kirubakaran & Mary V. Jesudason

  2. Department of Microbiology, Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore, India

    V. Balaji

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Kerketta, J.A., Paul, A.C., Balaji, V. et al. Non-01 Vibrio cholerae septicemia and meningitis in a neonate. Indian J Pediatr 69, 909–910 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02723720

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