title: Shellfish-acquired Vibrio cholerae cellulitis and sepsis from a vulnerable leg.
abstract: The following case concerns a soft tissue Vibrio cholerae (V. cholerae) infection in a fisherman who cut his foot while retrieving his fishing dinghy. It is rare for V. cholerae to cause extraintestinal infection. This V. cholera was identified as a non-toxigenic organism. The patient was successfully treated with medical therapy at Waikato Hospital (Hamilton, New Zealand) and discharged home after 10 days.
authors.affiliation: General Medicine, Waikato Hospital, Waikato District Health Board, Hamilton, New Zealand. Samuel.Whittaker@waikatodhb.health.nz.
authors.forename: Samuel J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Whittaker
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D002771:Cholera / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D018409:Foot Injuries / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009520:New Zealand; D018805:Sepsis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D012758:Shellfish / Q000382:microbiology*; D014734:Vibrio cholerae / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents