title: Vibrio cholerae non-O1 infection in cirrhotics: case report and literature review.
abstract: Vibrio species are ubiquitous in the marine environment and can cause severe infections in cirrhotic patients. Patients with liver disease should be warned about the potential dangers of consuming raw or undercooked seafood, and avoiding exposure of wounds to seawater. We report a case of severe sepsis from Vibrio cholerae non-O1 in a patient with cirrhosis awaiting orthotopic liver transplant. This case is aimed to advise clinicians about the importance of V. cholerae subtypes, and non-cholera Vibrio species infections in cirrhotic patients, highlighting the need to educate these patients to stay away from undercooked seafood.
authors.affiliation: Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center, Banner Liver Disease Center, Phoenix, Arizona, USA. nayan.patel@bannerhealth.com
authors.forename: N M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Little
authors.forename: A X
authors.initials: AX
authors.lastname: Ramos
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kolli
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Fox
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Melvin
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Manch
mesh_terms: D016470:Bacteremia / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D002771:Cholera / Q000382:microbiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000209:etiology*; D044163:Vibrio cholerae non-O1 / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*