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KMID : 0984720030350030165
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Infection and Chemotherapy
2003 Volume.35 No. 3 p.165 ~ p.169
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A Case of Vibrio fluvialis Gastroenteritis
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Kwon Young-Il
Oh Hyae-Ju
Sim Hyun-Jin
Ryu Jae-Sung
Heo Jeong-Ho
Bae Yong-Mok
Kim Jung-Youl
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Abstract
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Vibrio fluvialis is one of the non-cholera, halophilic, gram-negative bacterium that causes gastroenteritis. There have been a few reports of V. fluvialis infections worldwide. In the present report, one case of gastroenteritis caused by V. fluvialis which occurred in chronic liver disease patient in Korea is presented. This was a rare case of gastroenteritis caused by V. fluvialis in 39-years old man who had no history of seafood ingestion. He was admitted because of severe watery diarrhea and abdominal pain, and developed acute renal failure. The patient was improved after fluid and antibiotic therapy for 2 weeks.
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KEYWORD
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vibrio fluvialis, gastroenteritis
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