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  3. Vibrio furnissii: an unusual cause of bacteremia and skin lesions after ingestion of seafood

Vibrio furnissii: an unusual cause of bacteremia and skin lesions after ingestion of seafood

  • J Clin Microbiol. 2011 Jun;49(6):2348-9. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00092-11.
Catherine Derber 1,  Philip Coudron,  Cheryl Tarr,  Lori Gladney,  Maryann Turnsek,  Shivanjali Shankaran,  Edward Wong
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Affiliation

  • 1 Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23224, USA.
PMID: 21450956 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00092-11
Abstract

Vibrio furnissii in the blood is rarely reported, which may explain why clinical features of bloodstream infections with this organism have not been described. We describe a patient who developed skin lesions and V. furnissii bacteremia and was successfully treated with fluoroquinolones. V. furnissii may be a serious pathogen in patients with underlying comorbidities who are exposed to seafood.

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