Open AccessSeptic Shock Induced by Vibrio Vulnificus in Northern Poland, a Case Report
Author(s) -
Bogusz AksakWąs,
Agnieszka Ripa,
Paweł Szakoła,
Karolina Horbacka,
Jolanta Niścigórska-Olsen,
Magdalena Witak-Jędra,
Małgorzata Zając-Marczewska,
Malwina KarasińskaCieślak,
Jacek Kot,
Miłosz Parczewski
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
infection and drug resistance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.033
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 1178-6973
DOI - 10.2147/idr.s340991
Subject(s) - vibrio vulnificus , medicine , sepsis , fasciitis , vibrio infections , amputation , septic shock , surgery , antibiotics , intensive care medicine , vibrio , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , genetics
Vibrio vulnificus infections are a growing problem worldwide. In recent years, infections with this bacteria have been reported in Central Europe, especially in the German Baltic coast but also in France and Italy. Climate warming causes the sea temperature to increase every year, which translates to an increased risk of infections from the Vibrio group. Most of these are mild and present as wound infections, but some patients develop life-threatening sepsis from either ingestion of infected mollusks or wound lesions that develop into generalized infections. Illness may be associated with necrotizing fasciitis and may require several weeks of therapy, often based on a surgical operation, demarcation of necrosis or limb amputation. A case such as the one described in this manuscript has not been previously described in Poland and demonstrates the need for a multidisciplinary approach to infection with Vibrio vulnificus .