First isolation of Vibrio vulnificus causing sepsis in Santa Catarina, Brazil Isolation of Vibrio vulnificus in Brazil

First isolation of Vibrio vulnificus causing sepsis in Santa Catarina, Brazil Isolation of Vibrio vulnificus in Brazil

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Vibrio vulnificus is a bacterium present in natural marine environments that causes infections in immunocompromised people. Sepsis in humans caused by this microorganism is usually accompanied by bullous skin lesions. In the present study we report a case of infection caused by this bacterium affect...

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Main Authors: Bruna Gerardon Batista, Sidnei Alves dos Santos Júnior, Alzira Resende do Carmo Aquino, Rodrigo Argenta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre ; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) 2016-10-01
Series:Clinical and Biomedical Research
Subjects:
Vibrio vulnificus
infection
immunocompromised
seawater
Online Access:http://seer.ufrgs.br/hcpa/article/view/65162

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