HAND INFECTIONS CAUSED BY DELAYED INOCULATION OF VIBRIO VULNIFICUS: DOES HUMAN SKIN SERVE AS A POTENTIAL RESERVOIR OF VIBRIOS?
| Autor: | Stahl Shalom, Edward Calif |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
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Male Disease reservoir Human skin Wounds Stab Vibrio vulnificus Microbiology Vibrio Infections Humans Medicine Pathogen Aged Disease Reservoirs Skin Aged 80 and over integumentary system biology Inoculation business.industry Soft Tissue Infections Hand Injuries Soft tissue General Medicine Middle Aged biology.organism_classification Fish Female business |
| Zdroj: | Hand Surgery. :39-44 |
| ISSN: | 1793-6535 0218-8104 |
| Popis: | Vibrio vulnificus may cause severe soft tissue infections of the upper extremity. This pathogen usually gains access to soft tissues either by direct inoculation through a penetrating injury by an infected marine animal or by exposing abraded skin to contaminated water. We report five patients with Vibrio vulnificus hand infections following superficial hand injuries incurred within 24 hours after uneventful handling of fish. This clinical observation, together with the fact that the physiologic characteristics of human sweat simulate the natural environment of the Vibrio vulnificus, support the assumption that human skin may serve as a reservoir for Vibrios. The anamnesis in patients presenting with hand infection should essentially include an inquiry regarding recent, albeit uneventful, fish handling. |
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