Spontaneous bacterial empyema due to non-O1, non-O139 Vibrio cholerae in a cirrhotic patient with hepatocellular carcinoma
Journal
Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease
Journal Volume
73
Journal Issue
1
Pages
84-85
Date Issued
2012
Author(s)
Abstract
Vibrio cholerae is known as a common etiology of epidemic diarrheal disease and rarely causes extra-intestinal infections. In this report, we described a cirrhotic patient with hepatocellular carcinoma who developed spontaneous bacterial empyema due to non-O1, non-O139 . V. cholerae. The patient was successfully treated with antimicrobial agents and percutaneous drainage. ? 2012 Elsevier Inc.
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ampicillin; C reactive protein; chloramphenicol; ciprofloxacin; cotrimoxazole; flomoxef; lactate dehydrogenase; protein; abdominal sonography; acid fast stain; adult; antibiotic resistance; antibiotic sensitivity; article; ascites; bacterium culture; bacterium identification; bacterium isolation; blood pressure; body temperature; breathing rate; case report; chill; diabetes mellitus; disease association; disease duration; dyspnea; echography; emergency ward; fever; Gram staining; hepatitis C; human; leukocyte count; liver cell carcinoma; liver cirrhosis; lung auscultation; male; medical history; microbiological examination; paracentesis; pleura effusion; pleura empyema; priority journal; protein blood level; pulse rate; thoracocentesis; thorax drainage; thorax radiography; Vibrio cholerae; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular; Cholera; Drainage; Empyema; Humans; Liver Cirrhosis; Liver Neoplasms; Male; Middle Aged; Radiography, Thoracic; Vibrio cholerae
Type
journal article