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KMID : 0984720050370020104
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Infection and Chemotherapy
2005 Volume.37 No. 2 p.104 ~ p.106
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A Case of Skin and Soft Tissue Infection Caused by Non-O1, Non-O139 Vibrio cholerae in a Patient with Liver Cirrhosis
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Uhm Jae-Sun
Oh Byoung-Sun
Lee Seung-Hwan
Kim Sang-Il
Kim Yang-Ree
Park Yeon-Joon
Kang Moon-Won
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Abstract
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Non-O1, non-O139 Vibrio cholerae usually causes gastroenteritis and bacteremia. It can also cause skin and soft tissue infection but the incidence is very rare. Patients who have been reported to have skin and soft tissue infection caused by non-O1, non-O139 V. cholerae had liver cirrhosis or chronic hepatitis. We present here a case of skin and soft tissue infection caused by non-O1, non- O139 V. cholerae in a patient with liver cirrhosis in Korea. After treatment of cefotaxime, doxycycline and debridement, the wound was clinically improved. This case suggests that non-O1, non-O139 V. cholerae infection should also be considered in addition to V. vulnificus infection when skin and soft tissue infections occurs in patients with liver cirrhosis, especially if they have had seawater or seafood exposure
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KEYWORD
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Non-O1, Non-O139 Vibrio cholerae, Soft tissue infection, Liver cirrhosis
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