Novel gas producing Vibrio cholerae: a case report of gastroenteritis with acute kidney injury

Background Bacterial characterization is important in clinical and epidemiological studies. We herein report the first case of gas-producingVibrio cholera gastroenteritis with acute kidney injury. Case presentation A 30-year-old female presented to the emergency department with complaints of about ten episodes of watery diarrhea, four episodes of vomiting and elevated serum urea/creatinine levels. Although the bacteria were first misidentified asVibrio furnissiiby gas production on carbohydrate fermentation and triple sugar iron agar, it was later confirmed asVibrio choleraeby 16 S rRNA gene sequencing and specific PCR. The treatment regimen was followed as forVibriospecies with intravenous fluids, ciprofloxacin and doxycycline. The patient recovered without relapse. Conclusions Literature survey from the PubMed database shows no gas-producingVibrio choleraeisolate being reported in the world. Further, genotype studies are warranted to look into the gas production ofVibrio cholerae .