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Vibrio vulnificus Infection in Hawaii
Author(s) -
NipSakamoto Carla J.,
Pien Francis D.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
international journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-4632
pISSN - 0011-9059
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-4362.1989.tb01352.x
Subject(s) - vibrio vulnificus , medicine , vibrio infections , vibrio , vibrionaceae , microbiology and biotechnology , virology , bacteria , biology , genetics
A life‐threatening Vibrio vulnificus infection occurred in a 52‐year‐old Korean woman with hepatic cirrhosis. Four days after ingesting raw crab, the patient presented to the hospital with nausea, vomiting, fever, hypotension, and hemorrhagic blistering of the left foot. Vibrio vulnificus was recovered from both her blood and a foot wound.