Primary Vibrio vulnificus bacteremia in a liver transplant recipient after ingestion of raw oysters: caveat emptor.
Vibrio vulnificus is responsible for severe infections in chronically ill patients. Organ transplant recipients are also at risk for severe infections due to V vulnificus. We report here the first case of V. vulnificus primary bacteremia due to raw shellfish consumption in a liver transplant recipient. All transplant patients should be cautioned against consuming uncooked seafood and warned about the risk of severe Vibrio infections from seemingly innocuous wounds acquired in a salt water environment.
Dowdy
L M
LM
Department of Medicine, University of Miami School of Medicine, Florida 33101, USA.
Khan
F
F
Regalado
J
J
Tzakis
A G
AG
D000818:Animals; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005517:Foodborne Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects; D008875:Middle Aged; D010125:Ostreidae / Q000382:microbiology*; D014733:Vibrio / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014735:Vibrio Infections / Q000209:etiology*