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J Clin Microbiol. 1981 December; 14(6): 711-712

Vibrio metschnikovii Bacteremia in a Patient with Cholecystitis

¹ Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Cook County Hospital, Chicago, Illinois 60612
³ Abraham Lincoln School of Medicine, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois 60612
² Hektoen Institute for Medical Research, Chicago, Illinois 60612
⁴ Enteric Section, Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia 30333
⁵ Enteric Diseases Branch, Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia 30333

ABSTRACT

Vibrio metschnikovii was isolated from the blood of an 82-year-old patient with peritonitis and an inflamed gallbladder. This is probably the first clinically significant isolate of this new vibrio.

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