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Query: UMLS:C0341503 (bacterial peritonitis)
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Vibrio cholerae is a Gram-negative bacilli with curved, comma shape that belongs to the family Vibrionaceae. The antigenic structure consists of a flagellar H antigen and a somatic O antigen (used to classify V cholerae in various serogroups). Serogroups 01 and 0139 have caused epidemics of cholera. Vibrio cholerae non-01 non-139 has been isolated from patients with bacteremia, acute secretory diarrhea, dysentery, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, fever and cellulitis. Invasive forms such as meningitis, spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) and encephalitis are uncommon. Immunosuppression and cirrhosis are risk factors for developing invasive disease. This case report describes a cirrhotic patient from Salta, Argentina, consulting for abdominal pain and fever. He was diagnosed with SBP and Vibrio cholerae non-01 non-139 bacteremia. He received antibiotic treatment with third generation cephalosporins for fourteen days with favorable clinical outcome.
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PMID:[Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis associated with Vibrio cholerae non-O1, non-O139 bacteremia]. 2328 1

Campylobacter infection is the leading cause of bacterial gastroenteritis worldwide, yet life-threatening complications are extremely rare. We present a 32-year-old previously healthy man who presented with dysentery from Campylobacter jejuni, which was complicated by cecal perforation and secondary bacterial peritonitis.
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PMID:Cecal Perforation in the Setting of Campylobacter jejuni Infection. 3204 41