title: Unusual portal of entry of Vibrio vulnificus: evidence of its prolonged survival on the skin.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, Ha'Emek Medical Center, Afula 18101, Israel. colodner_ra@clalit.org.il
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Colodner
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Chazan
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kopelowitz
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Keness
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Raz
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology*; D014733:Vibrio / Q000502:physiology*; D014735:Vibrio Infections / Q000382:microbiology