Vibrio furnissii: an unusual cause of bacteremia and skin lesions after ingestion of seafood

Catherine Derber; Philip Coudron; Cheryl Tarr; Lori Gladney; Maryann Turnsek; Shivanjali Shankaran; Edward Wong

doi:10.1128/JCM.00092-11

Vibrio furnissii: an unusual cause of bacteremia and skin lesions after ingestion of seafood

J Clin Microbiol. 2011 Jun;49(6):2348-9. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00092-11. Epub 2011 Mar 30.

Authors

Catherine Derber¹, Philip Coudron, Cheryl Tarr, Lori Gladney, Maryann Turnsek, Shivanjali Shankaran, Edward Wong

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23224, USA.

Abstract

Vibrio furnissii in the blood is rarely reported, which may explain why clinical features of bloodstream infections with this organism have not been described. We describe a patient who developed skin lesions and V. furnissii bacteremia and was successfully treated with fluoroquinolones. V. furnissii may be a serious pathogen in patients with underlying comorbidities who are exposed to seafood.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage
Bacteremia / complications
Bacteremia / drug therapy
Bacteremia / microbiology*
Bacteremia / pathology
Fluoroquinolones / administration & dosage
Foodborne Diseases / drug therapy
Foodborne Diseases / microbiology*
Foodborne Diseases / pathology
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Seafood*
Skin / pathology
Skin Diseases, Bacterial / complications
Skin Diseases, Bacterial / drug therapy
Skin Diseases, Bacterial / microbiology*
Skin Diseases, Bacterial / pathology
Treatment Outcome
Vibrio / isolation & purification*
Vibrio Infections / diagnosis*
Vibrio Infections / drug therapy
Vibrio Infections / microbiology*
Vibrio Infections / pathology

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Fluoroquinolones