Janet Drewitt-Smith

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Lucy Cook

Imperial College London

A. McEwen

Manchester Royal Infirmary

Peter Lewis

Western Sydney University

Linda V Granger

Central Coast Local Health District

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Central Coast Local Health District

Imperial College London

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Complexo Hospitalar Universitário Professor Edgard Santos

Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

Universidade Federal da Bahia

Estácio (Brazil)

Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro

St Mary's Hospital

Hammersmith Hospital

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Septicaemia secondary to Vibrio vulnificus cellulitis.

PubMed (2005)

Peter Lewis Lucy Cook Janet Drewitt-Smith A. McEwen Linda V Granger

Vibrio vulnificus is a naturally occurring, salt-water bacteria found in estuarine and coastal waters worldwide. It prefers low salinity and warm water temperatures for optimum growth. Infection from Vibrio vulnificus is uncommon, although it has been reported from many locations (e.g. southern United States of America, Israel, Republic of Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Spain, Turkey). It can be serious and life threatening, causing septicaemia and wound infections. This paper reports a case of septicaemia secondary to Vibrio vulnificus cellulitis in an elderly woman. The infection was acquired after wading in a coastal lagoon with a pre-existing superficial leg wound.

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