Non-O group 1 Vibrio cholerae Septicemia and Peritonitis: Report of Two Cases.
- Author:
Yunsop CHONG
1
;
Oh Hun KWON
;
Samuel Y LEE
;
Byung Soo KIM
;
Jin Sik MIN
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Non-0:1 V. cholerae; septicemia; peritonitis
- MeSH: Adult; Cholera/complications*; Female; Human; Male; Middle Age; Peritonitis/etiology*; Septicemia/etiology*; Vibrio cholerae/isolation & purification
- From:Yonsei Medical Journal 1985;26(1):82-84
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Two strains of non-O group 1 Vibrio cholerae (non-0:1V. cholerae) were isolated from blood of a woman who had undergone a gastrectomy and from peritoneal fluid of a man with an impaired liver function. Microbiology laboratories in countries where raw fish and shellfish are frequently consumed should consider the possibility of non-0:1 V. cholerae when they identify vibrios from extraintestinal sources.
