Wound Infection and Septic Shock due to Vibrio Vulnificus

Luis E. Castillo Department of Internal Medicine, Section on Infectious Diseases, Ochsner Medical Institutions, New Orleans, Louisiana 70121

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George A. Pankey Department of Internal Medicine, Section on Infectious Diseases, Ochsner Medical Institutions, New Orleans, Louisiana 70121

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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.1981.30.844
Volume/Issue:
Volume 30: Issue 4
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844–848
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Vibrio vulnificus is an organism commonly found in the marine environment whose pathogenic potential for humans has been recently recognized. Two patients are described who developed rapidly progressing wound infections and bacteremia due to this halophilic, lactose-positive vibrio. The clinical manifestations of the resulting infection differed from patterns reported by other authors.
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Copyright © 1981 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 1981
Accepted:
21 Jun 1980
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Published Online:
Jul 1981
Cover The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Print ISSN:
0002-9637
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