Vibrio vulnificus endophthalmitis occurring after ingestion of raw seafood
| Autor: | Kyeong Hwa Park, Dong Hyeon Shin, Sook-In Jung, Man-Seong Seo, Jong Hee Shin |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
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Microbiology (medical)
Male Seafood poisoning Endogenous endophthalmitis Vibrio vulnificus Eye Enucleation Microbiology Endophthalmitis Vibrio Infections medicine Ingestion Humans Glucocorticoids integumentary system biology Rupture Spontaneous business.industry food and beverages Parasympatholytics Middle Aged bacterial infections and mycoses biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Anti-Bacterial Agents Scleral Diseases Infectious Diseases Seafood bacteria business |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of infection. 51(5) |
| ISSN: | 1532-2742 |
| Popis: | Ocular Vibrio vulnificus infections are quite rare, and all previously reported cases have been associated with exposure to seafood and seawater. Here, we report a case of endogenous endophthalmitis caused by V. vulnificus, occurring after the ingestion of raw seafood. This case was not associated with any cutaneous or other severe systemic manifestations. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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