Severe watery diarrhoea and bacteraemia caused by Vibrio fluvialis.
Individual cases and outbreaks of Vibrio fluvialis-associated gastroenteritis have been reported sporadically, with just one fatal bacteraemia case complicated with shigellosis described. We present a patient that suffered from severe watery diarrhoea requiring parenteral hyperalimentation. V. fluvialis simultaneously cultured from stool and blood proved to be the same strain by random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis. The patient was cured with intravenous administration of antibiotics and supportive treatment. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of gastroenteritis and bacteraemia caused by V. fluvialis.
Department of Infectious Disease, E-Da Hospital/I-Shou University, Jiau-Shu Tsuen, Yan-Chau Shiang, Taiwan, ROC.
Chung-Hsu
CH
Lai
Chun-Kai
CK
Hwang
Chuen
C
Chin
Hsi-Hsun
HH
Lin
Wing-Wai
WW
Wong
Cheng-Yi
CY
Liu
D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D002444:Cefuroxime / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014735:Vibrio Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination; D002444:Cefuroxime