Non-O1/non-O139 Vibrio cholerae septicemia with peritonitis.
A 67-year-old Thai female with alcoholic cirrhosis presented with fever and abdominal pain for 5 days. On examination, there was marked ascites with generalized abdominal tenderness. The result of ascitic fluid analysis showed yellow turbid fluid, a WBC count of 6,100 cells/mm3 with polymorphonucleocytes predominant. Blood cultures yielded non-O1/ non-O139 Vibrio cholerae. The patient improved gradually and recovered fully after 1 week of parenteral antibiotic.
Wiwatworapan
Weerapan
W
Department of Medicine, Maharat Nakhon Ratchasima Hospital, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand. weera1981@yahoo.com
Insiripong
Somchai
S
D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008104:Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic / Q000150:complications; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D014734:Vibrio cholerae / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D044163:Vibrio cholerae non-O1 / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents