Health Care Provider Information on Vibrio parahaemolyticus Infection

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Required Disease Reporting
Clinical Features
Treatment

Required Disease Reporting

• Reporting Vibrio spp.
  All Vibrio ssp. infections, including V. parahaemolyticus infections, are reportable to the Minnesota Department of Health.
• Reporting Cholera
  Healthcare providers and clinical laboratories are required to report cases and suspect cases of Vibrio cholerae to the Minnesota Department of Health.
  
  
• Persons ill with Vibrio parahaemolyticus are subject to restriction on daycare attendance and food handling.
  

Clinical Features

• Vibrio parahaemolyticus Infections
  CDC; Includes information about clinical features, transmission, trends, and more.

Treatment

• Treatment is not necessary in most cases of V. parahaemolyticus infection.
• There is no evidence that antibiotic treatment decreases the severity or the length of the illness.
• Patients should drink plenty of liquids to replace fluids lost through diarrhea.
• In severe or prolonged illnesses, antibiotics such as tetracycline, ampicillin or ciprofloxacin can be used.
  • The choice of antibiotics should be based on antimicrobial susceptibilities of the organism.
    

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