Necrotizing fasciitis induced by Vibrio vulnificus in patients …
网页2019年4月4日 · Necrotizing fasciitis caused by Vibrio species is a life-threatening soft tissue infection with rapid progression and high mortality. Immunocompromised patients are also at higher risk of developing this disease. Vibrio vulnificus are found in warm coastal waters, typically exceeding 20 °C, which is ideal for the growth of the microorganism .
Vibrio vulnificus Infection: Diagnosis and Treatment | AAFP
网页2007年8月15日 · In severe cases, necrotizing fasciitis can develop. Case-fatality rates are greater than 50 percent for primary septicemia and about 15 percent for wound infections. Treatment of V....
Vibrio vulnificus infection: a persistent threat to public health
网页2018年6月15日 · However, unlike other species of this family, V. vulnificus can cause serious and fatal infections [1,2], such as gastroenteritis, skin and soft tissue infections, and primary sepsis that may progress to necrotizing fasciitis and death [1,2].
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网页2023年6月12日 · Necrotizing fasciitis is a severe life-threatening infection of the soft tissues, involving subcutaneous fat, contiguous fascial sheets, and potentially underlying musculature. The latter is defined as myonecrosis. Necrotizing fasciitis is frequently blamed on ‘flesh-eating bacteria’ in the lay literature.
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网页2024年3月1日 · Vibrio vulnificus and necrotizing fasciitis. Bacteria that live in water, including Vibrio vulnificus, can also cause necrotizing fasciitis. Learn about Vibrio wound infections. Symptoms. Necrotizing fasciitis spreads very quickly. Early symptoms can include: A red, warm, or swollen area of skin that spreads quickly. Fever.
Necrotizing fasciitis caused by Vibrio vulnificus: epidemiology ...
网页Infection with Vibrio vulnificus can lead to development of necrotizing fasciitis and primary septicemia, and occurs mostly in immunocompromised host-associated diseases such as hepatic disease, diabetes mellitus, chronic renal insufficiency, and …
Necrotizing Soft-Tissue Infections | NEJM - New England …
网页2017年12月7日 · Other pathogens include Aeromonas hydrophila and Vibrio vulnificus. Some experts have proposed that infections with these microbes, and possibly clostridial species, be classified as...
Vibrio vulnificus necrotizing fasciitis with sepsis presenting with ...
网页2022年8月4日 · Our case findings suggest that V. vulnificus infection should be suspected in patients with an unclear infection status experiencing pain of unknown origin in the lower legs, particularly in patients with liver disease or …
Bacteriology and mortality of necrotizing fasciitis in a tertiary ...
网页2021年8月9日 · Vibrio vulnificus has been reported as the leading causative pathogen of necrotizing fasciitis (NF) and related fatality in the coastal area. Necrotizing fasciitis caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and V. …
A comprehensive review of Vibrio vulnificus: an important cause …
网页2011年3月1日 · Vibrio vulnificus is a halophilic, motile, Gram-negative bacillus capable of causing severe to life-threatening infection in susceptible individuals. The spectrum of illness can vary from gastroenteritis to ‘primary sepsis’ and necrotizing fasciitis. The case-fatality rate has been reported to exceed 50% in primary sepsis.