Clinical Characteristics and Molecular Subtyping of Vibrio vulnificus Illnesses, Israel

Clinical Characteristics and Molecular Subtyping of Vibrio vulnificus Illnesses, Israel

During 1996–1997, a new Vibrio vulnificus biotype 3, which caused severe soft tissue infection after fishbone injury, emerged in Israel. We conducted a follow-up study from 1998 through 2005 to assess changing trends, outcomes, and molecular relatedness of the implicated strains. A total of 132 case...

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Main Authors: Ronit Zaidenstein, Chantal Sadik, Larisa Lerner, Lea Valinsky, June Kopelowitz, Ruth Yishai, Vered Agmon, Michele B. Parsons, Cheryl Bopp, Miriam Weinberger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Vibrio infections
epidemiology
microbiology
prevention
molecular biology
Israel
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/14/12/08-0499_article

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