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A CASE OF NON‐AGGLUTINABLE VIBRIO GASTROENTERITIS WITH ANURIA
Author(s) -
Harris Arthur R. C.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1977.tb130765.x
Subject(s) - vibrio , microbiology and biotechnology , anuria , diarrhoeal disease , vibrio cholerae , medicine , biology , bacteria , diarrhea , gastroenterology , genetics
A case of non‐agglutinable vibrio (Heiberg Group II) gastroenteritis is presented. The patient, an alcoholic, acquired this infection in Australia and recovered fully. The need to use selective vibrio media when diarrhoeal stools are cultured is emphasized.