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  • Title: Non-O1/non-O139 Vibrio cholerae septicemia with peritonitis.
    Author: Wiwatworapan W, Insiripong S.
    Journal: Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health; 2008 Nov; 39(6):1098-101. PubMed ID: 19062702.
    Abstract:
    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.
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