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Journal of Clinical & Experimental Pathology | ISSN: 2161-0681 | Volume 8
December 03-04, 2018 | Chicago, USA
American Pathology and Oncology Research
&
15
th
International Congress on
Microbial Genetics and Molecular Microbiology
International Conference on
Gas-producing
Vibrio Cholerae
: Acase report of gastroenteritis with acute kidney injury
Jeevan Malaiyan
1
, Gautam Srinivas KP
2
and
Arvind Srinivas KP
1
1
Sri Muthukumaran Medical College Hospital and Research Institute, India
2
Meenakshi University, Kancheepuram, India
W
e herein report the first case of gas producing
Vibrio cholerae
gastroenteritis with an acute kidney injury. A 30-year-old female
presented to the emergency department with complaints of about 10 episodes of watery diarrhea, 4 episodes of vomiting and
elevated serum urea/creatinine levels. Although the bacteria were first misidentified as
V. furnissii
by gas production on triple sugar
iron agar, it was later confirmed as
Vibrio cholerae
by 16S rRNA gene sequencing and specific PCR. The treatment regimen was
followed as for
Vibrio
species with Intravenous fluids, Ciprofloxacin and Doxycycline. The patient recovered without relapse.
jeevan1209@gmail.comJ Clin Exp Pathol 2018, Volume 8
DOI: 10.4172/2161-0681-C5-058