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- Vibrio Vulnificus: Infection, Diagnosis, Treatment & PreventionVibrio vulnificus is a type of bacteria that can enter your body when you eat uncooked or undercooked shellfish. It can also infect open wounds. It causes a serious form of the illness vibriosis that can quickly lead to sepsis, shock and large, spreading blisters that destroy tissues.
- Vibrio Vulnificus: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment - WebMDVibrio vulnificus is a bacteria that can get into your body through open wounds or when you eat uncooked or undercooked shellfish. It leads to a severe condition called vibriosis. This...
- Vibrio and Oysters | Vibrio Illness (Vibriosis) | CDCHowever, some infections, such as those caused by Vibrio vulnificus, can cause more severe illness, including bloodstream infections and severe blistering skin lesions. Many people with V. vulnificus infections require intensive care or limb amputations, and 15-30% of infections are fatal.
- Vibrio vulnificus - WikipediaVibrio vulnificus is a species of Gram-negative, motile, curved rod-shaped (bacillus), pathogenic bacteria of the genus Vibrio. Present in marine environments such as estuaries, brackish ponds, or coastal areas, V. vulnificus is related to V. cholerae, the causative agent of cholera. [7]
- Vibrio vulnificus & Wounds | Vibrio Illness (Vibriosis) | CDCOne species, Vibrio vulnificus, can cause life-threatening wound infections. Many people with Vibrio vulnificus infection require intensive care or limb amputations, and about 1 in 5 people with this infection die, sometimes within a day or two of becoming ill.
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