Non-O1/non-O139 Vibrio cholerae septicemia with peritonitis

Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 2008 Nov;39(6):1098-101.

Abstract

A 67-year-old Thai female with alcoholic cirrhosis presented with fever and abdominal pain for 5 days. On examination, there was marked ascites with generalized abdominal tenderness. The result of ascitic fluid analysis showed yellow turbid fluid, a WBC count of 6,100 cells/mm3 with polymorphonucleocytes predominant. Blood cultures yielded non-O1/ non-O139 Vibrio cholerae. The patient improved gradually and recovered fully after 1 week of parenteral antibiotic.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Bacteremia / complications
  • Bacteremia / drug therapy
  • Bacteremia / microbiology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic / complications
  • Peritonitis / drug therapy
  • Peritonitis / etiology
  • Peritonitis / microbiology*
  • Vibrio cholerae / classification
  • Vibrio cholerae / isolation & purification*
  • Vibrio cholerae non-O1 / classification
  • Vibrio cholerae non-O1 / isolation & purification

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents