Vibrio harveyi sepsis in a child with cancer.
A paediatric oncology patient presented with central line sepsis caused by Vibrio harveyi, a gram negative bioluminescent marine bacterium known to be pathogenic to fish and marine invertebrates, after swimming in the sea.
Wilkins
Simone
S
Department of Paediatric Oncology, Royal Liverpool Children's NHS Trust, Liverpool, UK. drsimyuk@yahoo.co.uk
Millar
Michael
M
Hemsworth
Sue
S
Johnson
Gemma
G
Warwick
Simon
S
Pizer
Barry
B
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D017728:Lymphoma, Large-Cell, Anaplastic / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D012623:Seawater / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000382:microbiology; D018805:Sepsis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D033581:Stem Cell Transplantation; D013550:Swimming; D014735:Vibrio Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents