Non-O1 non-O139 Vibrio cholerae Bacteraemia and Peritonitis Associated with Chronic Liver Disease
Published: August 1, 2007 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2007/.101
KHAN FY*, EL-HIDAY AH*, El SHAFIE S**, ABBAS MT*
*Department of Medicine, Hamad General Hospital/Doha, Qatar
**Department of Microbiology, Hamad General Hospital/Doha, Qatar
Correspondence
Dr. Fahmi Yousef Khan. Senior Specialist, Department of Medicine, Hamad General Hospital/Doha, Qatar
A 53-year-old Bangladeshi male was admitted to the hospital with a 2-day history of watery diarrhoea associated with fever, vomiting and abdomen pain. The patient admitted that his symptoms started after he had eaten fish at a local restaurant. Past medical history was remarkable for liver cirrhosis due to hepatitis B virus. Clinical examination showed positive shifting dullness. Both samples of blood and ascitic fluid grew Vibrio cholerae non-O1 non-O139, which was sensitive to ampecillin, amoxil-clavulanic acid, ceftriaxone and co-trimoxazol. The results were confirmed by the reference laboratory (Bioscience – Germany). Tazocin (piperacilline-tazobactam) was given for 10 days. On the following days, the patient recovered; diarrhoea and fever were subsided and consequently the patient was discharged.
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