title: Severe human infections caused by Vibrio metschnikovii.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Département de Recherche en Bactériologie Médicale, Faculté de Médecine A, Lyon, France.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hansen
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Freney
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Benyagoub
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Letouzey
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gigi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wauters
mesh_terms: 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*