title: Septic shock due to Vibrio alginolyticus in a cirrhotic patient: the first case in Korea.
abstract: We describe a case of septic shock due to Vibrio alginolyticus presenting with fever and bilateral leg pain. Despite intensive management with antibiotics and inotropic agents, the patient died from septic shock 1 day after hospitalization. V. alginolyticus was isolated from both leg wounds and a blood culture. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of V. alginolyticus bacteremia in Korea.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, 1 Hoegi-dong, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 130-702, Korea.
authors.forename: Dong-Young
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Soo-Youn
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Moon
authors.forename: Sang-Oh
authors.initials: SO
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Hee-Young
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Hee-Joo
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Mi Suk
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D016470:Bacteremia / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D014735:Vibrio Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D044149:Vibrio alginolyticus / Q000302:isolation & purification*