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== Background ==

===Microbiology===

*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==

*Typically treated with third-generation cephalosporins

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[[Category:Gram-negative bacilli]]