Hernández-Blancas A, Hernández-Camacho I, García-Quintana IJ, Murguía-Pérez M, Escareño-Gómez A, Silva-Guerrero DG

Language: Spanish
References: 6
Page: 228-232
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ABSTRACT

Vibrio vulnificus described in 1976, it was called “lactose positive vibrio”, it is found in oysters, clams and shellfish in coastal areas or river mouths. It has been isolated on the coasts of the Gulf of Mexico, Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. High levels of this pathogen have been observed when the temperature is between 17 and 31°C with a salinity between 15 and 25%. There are two types of most frequent clinical presentations: Primary sepsis after consumption of contaminated raw oysters and skin and soft tissue infections after exposure to contaminated salt water. This manuscript reports the case of an immunocompromised patient who was admitted to the emergency department presenting rapid deterioration secondary to septic shock due to Vibrio vulnificus.

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