eMedicine Vibrio Infections (Health/Food_Borne)
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Description: Article by Hoi Ho, MD.Vibrio Infections Infections caused by Vibrio species are largely... classified into 2 distinct groups: Vibrio cholera infection and noncholera Vibrio infections. Historically, the noncholera Vibrio species were classified as halophilic Vibrio species and nonhalophilic Vibrio species, depending on their requirement of sodium chloride for growth.Because the great majority of these infections are associated with the consumption of contaminated food, Vibrio infections predominantly are a foodborne
Specializes in: vibrio infections noncholera vibrio infections halophilic vibrio species nonhalophilic vibrio species vibrio parahaemolyticus vibrio vulnificus vibrionaceae family vibrio cholerae... vibrio mimicus vibriosis