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== Microbiology == |
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* Motile, [[Has catalase test::catalase-positive]], [[Has oxidase test::oxidase-positive]] [[Has Gram stain::Gram-negative]] [[Has shape::bacillus]] |
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* Typically halophilic (needs salt to grow) |
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* Associated with saltwater |
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== Organisms == |
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* ''[[V. vulnificans]]'', cause of sepsis and necrotizing skin and soft tissue infections |
* ''[[V. vulnificans]]'', cause of sepsis and necrotizing skin and soft tissue infections |
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* ''[[V. parahaemolyticus]]'', cause of infectious diarrhea |
* ''[[V. parahaemolyticus]]'', cause of infectious diarrhea |
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* ''[[V. cholerae]]'', cause of cholera |
* ''[[V. cholerae]]'', cause of cholera |
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== Management == |
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* Typically treated with third-generation cephalosporins |
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Revision as of 15:36, 9 November 2019
Microbiology
- Motile, catalase-positive, oxidase-positive Gram-negative bacillus
- Typically halophilic (needs salt to grow)
- Associated with saltwater
Organisms
- V. vulnificans, cause of sepsis and necrotizing skin and soft tissue infections
- V. parahaemolyticus, cause of infectious diarrhea
- V. cholerae, cause of cholera
Management
- Typically treated with third-generation cephalosporins
