Postoperative wound infection associated with Vibrio parahaemolyticus in a patient without exposure to seawater.
This report describes a case of wound infection associated with Vibrio parahaemolyticus. The patient had ingested steamed crabs 7 days before admission for surgical treatment of intestinal obstruction due to colon carcinoma. The Vibrio sp. was isolated from postoperative wound drainage as well as from stool. Recovery was uneventful.
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Department of Pathology (Clinical Microbiology), Hershey Medical Center, Pennsylvania 17033.
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D005516:Food Microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012623:Seawater; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000209:etiology*; D014736:Vibrio parahaemolyticus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014871:Water Microbiology