title: Marine bacteria complicating seawater near-drowning and marine wounds: a hypothesis.
abstract: Of the hundreds of species of bacteria in seawater, in marine sediments, and associated with marine organisms, more than 20 are known human pathogens. Based on published data, wherein a variety of marine bacteria have been cultured from open wounds (eg, coral cuts) and from near-drowning pneumonias, it is hypothesized that these bacteria can provide a primary infectious inoculation of open marine wounds and of the respiratory tract of near-drowners.
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D004332:Drowning / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D012623:Seawater / Q000009:adverse effects; D013183:Sputum / Q000382:microbiology; D014871:Water Microbiology; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents