Non-Cholera Vibrio Septicemia and Meningoencephalitis

Comments and CorrectionsJune 1, 1975Non-Cholera Vibrio Septicemia and MeningoencephalitisG. PRATS, M.D., B. MIRELIS, M.D., R. PERICAS, M.D., G. VERGER, M.D.G. PRATS, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, B. MIRELIS, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, R. PERICAS, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, G. VERGER, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-82-6-848_2 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: We have read with interest the note by Fearrington and associates (Ann Intern Med81:401, 1974) about a case of non-cholera vibrio septicemia and meningoencephalitis. We wish to report another case.A man with hepatic cirrhosis, aged 49, entered our hospital on 2 August 1973. He was febrile (38.5 °C) but showed no signs of localized infection. A blood culture was positive and the isolated organism was identified as a nonagglutinating vibrio, Heiberg type II. Four days after starting treatment with ampicillin (3000 mg/day) the fever subsided; this treatment was followed for 10 more days. Two blood...Reference1. BUCHANANGIBBONS RN: Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 8th ed. Baltimore, The Williams & Wilkins Company, 1974, pp. 207, 340 Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Hospital de la Santa Cruz y San Pablo Barcelona Spain PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics June 1, 1975Volume 82, Issue 6Page: 848-849KeywordsBloodCirrhosisFeversMeningoencephalitisSepsisVibrio Issue Published: June 1, 1975 PDF DownloadLoading ...