Korean J Clin Pathol.  1999 Jun;19(3):329-332.

A case report of primary peritonitis and sepsis caused by Vibrio metschnikovii

Abstract

Vibrio metschnikovii is worldwidely distributed in the aquatic environment and human infections are very rarely associated, such as septicemia, urinary tract infection, wound infection, and peritonitis. V. metschnikovii is negative in nitrate reduction and oxidase reaction, and these findings are different from other vibrio species. V. metschnikovii was isolated from the ascitic fluid and blood of a patient with peritonitis, sepsis and renal insufficiency. This patient was a 41-year old man who suffered from post-necrotic liver cirrhosis, chronic hepatitis B, gastric ulcer, esophageal varix bleeding, and alcoholism. He had neither history of ingestion of seafoods nor exposure to seawater before onset of illness. He was successfully treated with antimicrobial agents. This is the first case report of septicemia and peritonitis by V. metschnikovii in Korea.

Keyword

Vibrio metschnikovii; Sepsis; Peritonitis

MeSH Terms

Adult
Alcoholism
Anti-Infective Agents
Ascitic Fluid
Eating
Esophageal and Gastric Varices
Hemorrhage
Hepatitis B, Chronic
Humans
Korea
Liver Cirrhosis
Oxidoreductases
Peritonitis*
Renal Insufficiency
Seafood
Seawater
Sepsis*
Stomach Ulcer
Urinary Tract Infections
Vibrio*
Wound Infection
Anti-Infective Agents
Oxidoreductases
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