Wound Infection due to Vibrio vulnificus in Spain
| Autor: | V. Pobo, S. Escobar, Luis Ángel Pérula de Torres, A. I. Lopez, M. L. Marco |
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| Rok vydání: | 2002 |
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Microbiology (medical) medicine.medical_specialty Vibrio vulnificus Skin infection Chronic liver disease Microbiology Liver disease Fatal Outcome Medical microbiology Vibrionaceae Sepsis Humans Medicine Aged Aged 80 and over integumentary system biology business.industry General Medicine bacterial infections and mycoses biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Infectious Diseases Spain Vibrio Infections Wound Infection Wounds and Injuries Differential diagnosis business Complication |
| Zdroj: | European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases. 21:537-538 |
| ISSN: | 1435-4373 0934-9723 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10096-002-0767-4 |
| Popis: | Vibrio vulnificus is a gram-negative rod that can cause septicaemia and skin lesions, usually in patients with underlying illnesses such as chronic liver disease or diabetes mellitus. Infections caused by this bacterium are unusual in Spain. A case of skin infection due to Vibrio vulnificus is reported in a patient whose abraded skin on his left leg came into contact with seawater. The patient died suddenly, probably due to septicaemia or bacteraemia caused by this organism. Vibrio vulnificus infection must be considered in the differential diagnosis of septicaemia, skin lesions and wound infections, particularly when a patient reports a history of contact with seawater. |
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