Wiwatworapan, WeerapanInsiripong, Somchai2009-05-272009-05-272008-11-10Wiwatworapan W, Insiripong S. Non-O1/non-O139 Vibrio cholerae septicemia with peritonitis. The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 2008 Nov; 39(6): 1098-101http://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/35894The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health.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.engAgedAnti-Bacterial Agents --therapeutic useBacteremia --complicationsFemaleHumansLiver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic --complicationsPeritonitis --drug therapyVibrio cholerae --classificationVibrio cholerae non-O1 --classificationCase Reports