title: Non 0-1 Vibrio cholerae septicemia and culture negative neutrocytic ascites in a patient with chronic liver disease.
abstract: Non 0-1 Vibrio cholerae infection is often associated with ingestion of contaminated seafood and its common presentation is gastroenteritis. Septicemia may be found in immunocompromised hosts resulting in mortality approaching 50%. A case is reported of non 0-1 Vibrio cholerae infection presenting with septicemia in a patient with neutrocytic ascites suggestive of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis.
authors.affiliation: St. Louis University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Poulos
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cancio
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Conrad
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Nord
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Altus
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001201:Ascites / Q000473:pathology*; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000382:microbiology*; D002771:Cholera / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005516:Food Microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000473:pathology*; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000382:microbiology; D017747:Seafood; D014734:Vibrio cholerae / Q000145:classification*