Vibrio: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 14:19, 6 April 2022

Motile, catalase positive, non-lactose-fermenting, oxidase positive Gram-negative bacillus
Except for Vibrio cholerae, all are halophilic (needs salt to grow) and associated with saltwater exposures
Includes the following species:
- Vibrio vulnificus, cause of sepsis and necrotizing skin and soft tissue infections
- Vibrio parahaemolyticus, cause of infectious diarrhea
- Vibrio cholerae, cause of cholera

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-== Organisms ==
+== Background ==
+===Microbiology===
-* ''[[V. vulnificans]]'', cause of sepsis and necrotizing skin and soft tissue infections
-* ''[[V. parahaemolyticus]]'', cause of infectious diarrhea
-* ''[[V. cholerae]]'', cause of cholera
+*Motile, catalase [[Catalase::positive]], non-lactose-fermenting, oxidase [[Oxidase::positive]] [[Stain::Gram-negative]] [[Shape::bacillus]]
+*Except for [[Vibrio cholerae]], all are halophilic (needs salt to grow) and associated with saltwater exposures
+*Includes the following species:
+**''[[Vibrio vulnificus]]'', cause of sepsis and [[Necrotizing soft tissue infection|necrotizing skin and soft tissue infections]]
+**''[[Vibrio parahaemolyticus]]'', cause of infectious diarrhea
+**''[[Vibrio cholerae]]'', cause of cholera
+==Management==
-{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Vibrio'' species}}
+*Typically treated with third-generation cephalosporins
+{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Vibrio''}}
 [[Category:Gram-negative bacilli]]