Severe human infections caused by Vibrio metschnikovii.
Vibrio metschnikovii is largely distributed in the aquatic environment; human infections are rarely observed. A fatal case of septicemia in a patient with liver cirrhosis, renal insufficiency, and diabetes is described. A second case in a 82-year-old woman with septicemia, respiratory problems, and infected leg lesions is reported; she was successfully treated.
Hansen
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Département de Recherche en Bactériologie Médicale, Faculté de Médecine A, Lyon, France.
Freney
J
J
Benyagoub
H
H
Letouzey
M N
MN
Gigi
J
J
Wauters
G
G
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014733:Vibrio / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014735:Vibrio Infections / Q000382:microbiology*