Cólera y otras infecciones del género Vibrio

  1. Elisa García Vázquez 1
  2. Hernández Torres, Alicia
  3. Herrero Martínez, José Antonio
  4. Gómez Gómez, Joaquín
  1. 1 Universidad de Murcia
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    Universidad de Murcia

    Murcia, España

    ROR https://ror.org/03p3aeb86

Journal:
Medicine: Programa de Formación Médica Continuada Acreditado

ISSN: 0304-5412

Year of publication: 2014

Issue Title: Enfermedades infecciosas (VIII): infecciones por bacilos gramnegativos

Series: 11

Issue: 56

Pages: 3317-3321

Type: Article

DOI: 10.1016/S0304-5412(14)70776-0 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR

More publications in: Medicine: Programa de Formación Médica Continuada Acreditado

Abstract

Cholera is a contagious and acute intestinal infectious disease caused by Vibrio cholerae, serotypes O1 and O139, which characterizes by a secretory diarrhea with "rice watery stools" because of their high amount of sodium, bicarbonate and potassium and the low amount of proteins. In its severe form, it is distinguished by the large volume of watery diarrhea that quickly leads to dehydration and patient's death. Among other infections caused by non- cholera Vibrio spp. it is important to mention a clinical picture of septicemia and skin and soft-tissue infection caused by eating fish or shellfish (or even by drinking salty seawater) contaminated with Vibrio vulnificus. The bacteria cause a very severe infection which might have a fatal prognosis in immunocompromised and cirrhotic patients.

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