Vibrio vulnificus infection: a persistent threat to public health
The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine
;
: 1070-1078, 2018.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-718189
ABSTRACT
Vibrio vulnificus is a gram-negative bacterium that can cause serious, potentially fatal infections. V. vulnificus causes three distinct syndromes an overwhelming primary septicemia caused by consuming contaminated seafood, wound infections acquired when an open wound is exposed to contaminated warm seawater, and gastrointestinal tract-limited infections. Case-fatality rates are higher than 50% for primary septicemia, and death typically occurs within 72 hours of hospitalization. Risk factors for V. vulnificus infection include chronic liver disease, alcoholism, and hematological disorders. When V. vulnificus infection is suspected, appropriate antibiotic treatment and surgical interventions should be performed immediately. Third-generation cephalosporin with doxycycline, or quinolone with or without third-generation cephalosporin, may be potential treatment options for patients with V. vulnificus infection.
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Prognosis
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Seawater
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Vibrio
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Wound Infection
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Wounds and Injuries
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Public Health
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Risk Factors
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Doxycycline
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Seafood
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Sepsis
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Etiology study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine
Year:
2018
Type:
Article
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