Fatal Sepsis from Vibrio vulnificus in a Hemodialyzed Patient

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Vibrio vulnificus, a particularly virulent halophilic vibrio, has been isolated from the blood and skin necrotic lesion of a hemodialyzed patient with sepsis. The patient has had exposure of the skin to seawater. Various chronic conditions including renal failure have a great risk for developing septicemia due to V. vulnificus. It is necessary to inform persons with liver diseases or immunocompromising conditions of hazards associated with the consumption of undercooked seafood and seawater exposure.

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Vibrio vulnificus. Man and the sea.

J M Johnston, S. Becker, L McFarland (1985)

To identify risk factors for Vibrio vulnificus infections, we performed a regional case-control study of 19 patients identified by isolates received at a state reference laboratory. Interviews with patients or surviving relatives and with three controls for each patient were compared in a matched analysis. Patients with V vulnificus wound infection were more likely than controls to have sustained a puncture wound while handling fresh seafood or to have been exposed to salt water. More patients with primary septicemia than controls had eaten raw oysters before the onset of illness. Other risk factors for septicemia included underlying liver disease, hematopoietic disorders, chronic renal insufficiency, use of immunosuppressive agents, and heavy alcohol consumption. Although V vulnificus infection is unusual, with a regional incidence of 0.8 per 100,000 population in this study, septicemia in the immunosuppressed patient is a devastating illness that can be prevented by not eating raw seafood.

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Journal ID (publisher-id): NEF

Journal ID (nlm-ta): Nephron

Journal ID (doi): 10.1159/issn.1660-8151

Title: Nephron

Publisher: S. Karger AG

ISSN (Print): 1660-8151

ISSN (Electronic): 2235-3186

Publication date Subscription-year: 1998

Publication date (Print): February 1998

Publication date (Electronic): 26 January 1998

Volume: 78

Issue: 2

Pages: 221-224

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^a Divisione di Nefrologia, ^b Laboratorio Analisi Chimico Cliniche e Microbiologia e ^c Clinica Dermatologica, Arcispedale S. Anna, Ferrara, Italia

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Publisher ID: 44916 Other ID: Nephron 1998;78:221–224

DOI: 10.1159/000044916

PubMed ID: 9496743

SO-VID: 5afff10f-7c9f-43c0-ab79-566b1744d338

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