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Vibrio harveyi sepsis in a child with cancer
Author(s) -
Wilkins Simone,
Millar Michael,
Hemsworth Sue,
Johnson Gemma,
Warwick Simon,
Pizer Barry
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
pediatric blood and cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.116
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1545-5017
pISSN - 1545-5009
DOI - 10.1002/pbc.21356
Subject(s) - vibrio harveyi , sepsis , medicine , blood cancer , microbiology and biotechnology , marine invertebrates , vibrio , fish <actinopterygii> , bacteria , bioluminescence , cancer , biology , immunology , fishery , genetics
A paediatric oncology patient presented with central line sepsis caused by Vibrio harveyi , a gram negative bioluminescent marine bacterium known to be pathogenic to fish and marine invertebrates, after swimming in the sea. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2008;50:891–892. © 2007 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.