Surviving the terror of the deep: a vibrio vulnificus case report
Vibrio vulnificus is one of the most virulent pathogenic Vibrio species commonly implicated in gastroenteritis, soft tissue infection and septicemia related to seafood consumption or seawater contact. We describe a patient who survives a combination of all three common manifestations of V. vulnificu...
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| author | Zainuddin, Nurnabilah Mat Nasir, Nurathirah Samsuddin, Rinni Damayanti Tengku Jamaluddin, Tengku Zetty Maztura Ibrahim, Rosni |
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| description | Vibrio vulnificus is one of the most virulent pathogenic Vibrio species commonly implicated in gastroenteritis, soft tissue infection and septicemia related to seafood consumption or seawater contact. We describe a patient who survives a combination of all three common manifestations of V. vulnificus infection. A 40-year-old male patient, who is a known Chronic Hepatitis B with liver cirrhosis and oesophageal varices, presented with intermittent fever, lower limb pain and redness and diarrhea for the past three weeks. He had a history of consuming raw oysters seven days prior to admission. Blood culture showed grew oxidase-positive non-sucrose fermenting Gram-negative bacillus, subsequently identified as Vibrio vulnificus. The patient was treated with intravenous ceftazidime and oral doxycycline for seven days duration. He was discharged well on day ten of admission. This fortunately mild presentation was probably due to a low infective dose of V. vulnificus exposure. |
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| spelling | upm-1087462024-10-11T08:30:51Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/108746/ Surviving the terror of the deep: a vibrio vulnificus case report Zainuddin, Nurnabilah Mat Nasir, Nurathirah Samsuddin, Rinni Damayanti Tengku Jamaluddin, Tengku Zetty Maztura Ibrahim, Rosni Vibrio vulnificus is one of the most virulent pathogenic Vibrio species commonly implicated in gastroenteritis, soft tissue infection and septicemia related to seafood consumption or seawater contact. We describe a patient who survives a combination of all three common manifestations of V. vulnificus infection. A 40-year-old male patient, who is a known Chronic Hepatitis B with liver cirrhosis and oesophageal varices, presented with intermittent fever, lower limb pain and redness and diarrhea for the past three weeks. He had a history of consuming raw oysters seven days prior to admission. Blood culture showed grew oxidase-positive non-sucrose fermenting Gram-negative bacillus, subsequently identified as Vibrio vulnificus. The patient was treated with intravenous ceftazidime and oral doxycycline for seven days duration. He was discharged well on day ten of admission. This fortunately mild presentation was probably due to a low infective dose of V. vulnificus exposure. Universiti Putra Malaysia 2023-12-16 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/108746/1/Surviving%20the%20terror%20of%20the%20deep.pdf Zainuddin, Nurnabilah and Mat Nasir, Nurathirah and Samsuddin, Rinni Damayanti and Tengku Jamaluddin, Tengku Zetty Maztura and Ibrahim, Rosni (2023) Surviving the terror of the deep: a vibrio vulnificus case report. Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 19 (suppl.16). pp. 71-73. ISSN 1675-8544; ESSN: 2636-9346 https://medic.upm.edu.my/upload/dokumen/2023122608310413_2022-1360.pdf 10.47836/mjmhs.19.s16.14 |
| spellingShingle | Zainuddin, Nurnabilah Mat Nasir, Nurathirah Samsuddin, Rinni Damayanti Tengku Jamaluddin, Tengku Zetty Maztura Ibrahim, Rosni Surviving the terror of the deep: a vibrio vulnificus case report |
| title | Surviving the terror of the deep: a vibrio vulnificus case report |
| title_full | Surviving the terror of the deep: a vibrio vulnificus case report |
| title_fullStr | Surviving the terror of the deep: a vibrio vulnificus case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Surviving the terror of the deep: a vibrio vulnificus case report |
| title_short | Surviving the terror of the deep: a vibrio vulnificus case report |
| title_sort | surviving the terror of the deep: a vibrio vulnificus case report |
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