Unusual portal of entry of Vibrio vulnificus: evidence of its prolonged survival on the skin.
Vibrio vulnificus biotype 3 is an emerging pathogen isolated from cultures of skin and blood samples obtained from patients who were directly injured by the fins of tilapia fish bred in artificial ponds. We describe a patient infected with this pathogen after being punctured by a wire. Meticulous anamnestic investigation demonstrated for the first time that this pathogen can survive on the skin for at least 24 hours.
Colodner
R
R
Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, Ha'Emek Medical Center, Afula 18101, Israel. colodner_ra@clalit.org.il
Chazan
B
B
Kopelowitz
J
J
Keness
Y
Y
Raz
R
R
D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology*; D014733:Vibrio / Q000502:physiology*; D014735:Vibrio Infections / Q000382:microbiology