title: Cholera-like presentation in Vibrio fluvialis enteritis.
abstract: We describe a patient who presented with cholera-like diarrhea seven days after eating shellfish at a seafood buffet on the Gulf Coast. The patient's stool culture grew only Vibrio fluvialis on TCBS agar, and his diarrhea and profound acidosis completely resolved within 24 hours of initiating antibiotics. To our knowledge, a detailed case of V fluvialis diarrhea with cholera-like symptoms has not been reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Keesler Medical Center, Keesler Air Force Base, Biloxi, MS, USA. David.Allton@keesler.af.mil
authors.forename: David R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Allton
authors.forename: Michael A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Forgione
authors.forename: Sheila P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Gros
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002771:Cholera / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000382:microbiology; D004751:Enteritis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D005516:Food Microbiology; D005517:Foodborne Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012758:Shellfish; D014735:Vibrio Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology