[New type of wound infection and sepsis caused by the marine vibrio V. vulnificus].
A review is presented on the new type of infection produced by V. vulnificus and manifested by a wound infection and sepsis. Geographical distribution, routes of infection and clinico-anatomical manifestations are described. The importance of liver damage and conditions followed by the increase of the iron content in the blood for the development of V. vulnificus sepsis are evaluated.
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008386:Marine Biology; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D014733:Vibrio / Q000472:pathogenicity; D014735:Vibrio Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D014871:Water Microbiology; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
Novyĭ vid ranevoĭ infektsii i sepsisa, vyzyvaemykh morskim vibrionom V. vulnificus.