Cholera-like presentation in Vibrio fluvialis enteritis

We describe a patient who presented with cholera-like diarrhea seven days after eating shellfish at a seafood buffet on the Gulf Coast. The patient's stool culture grew only Vibrio fluvialis on TCBS agar, and his diarrhea and profound acidosis completely resolved within 24 hours of initiating a...

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Published in:	Southern medical journal (Birmingham, Ala.) Vol. 99; no. 7; pp. 765 - 767
Main Authors:	Allton, David R, Forgione, Jr, Michael A, Gros, Sheila P
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Southern Medical Association 01-07-2006
Subjects:	Aged Case studies Cholera - diagnosis Diarrhea - microbiology Enteritis Enteritis - diagnosis Enteritis - drug therapy Enteritis - microbiology Food Microbiology Foodborne Diseases - microbiology Humans Male Medical research Medicine, Experimental Shellfish Vibrio infections Vibrio Infections - diagnosis Vibrio Infections - etiology Vibrio Infections - microbiology Southern United States
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Summary:	We describe a patient who presented with cholera-like diarrhea seven days after eating shellfish at a seafood buffet on the Gulf Coast. The patient's stool culture grew only Vibrio fluvialis on TCBS agar, and his diarrhea and profound acidosis completely resolved within 24 hours of initiating antibiotics. To our knowledge, a detailed case of V fluvialis diarrhea with cholera-like symptoms has not been reported.
ISSN:	0038-4348
DOI:	10.1097/01.smj.0000223657.22296.e6