NON-O1/NON-O139 VIBRIO CHOLERAE SEPTICEMIA WITH PERITONITIS

67-year-old Thai female with alcoholic cirrhosis presented with fever and abdominal pain for 5 days. On examination, there was marked ascites with generalized abdominal tenderness. The result of ascitic fluid analysis showed yellow turbid fluid, a WBC count of 6,100 cells/mm 3 with polymorphonucleocytes predominant. Blood cultures yielded non-01/ non-O139 Vibrio cholerae. The patient improved gradually and recovered fully after 1 week of parenteral antibiotic.