Vibrio: Difference between revisions

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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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-== Microbiology ==
+== Background ==
-* Motile, catalase [[Catalase::positive]], oxidase-positive]] [[Stain::Gram [[Oxidase::negative]] [[Cellular shape::bacillus]]
-* Typically halophilic (needs salt to grow)
-* Associated with saltwater
-== Organisms ==
+===Microbiology===
-* ''[[Vibrio vulnificus]]'', cause of sepsis and necrotizing skin and soft tissue infections
-* ''[[Vibrio parahaemolyticus]]'', cause of infectious diarrhea
-* ''[[Vibrio cholerae]]'', cause of cholera
+*Motile, catalase [[Catalase::positive]], non-lactose-fermenting, oxidase [[Oxidase::positive]] [[Stain::Gram-negative]] [[Cellular shape::bacillus]]
-== Management ==
+*Except for [[Vibrio cholerae]], all are halophilic (needs salt to grow) and associated with saltwater exposures
-* Typically treated with third-generation cephalosporins
+*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
+==Management==
+*Typically treated with third-generation cephalosporins
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