[Post nearly Drowning Vibrio alginolyticus Septicemia Acquired in Reunion (Indian Ocean)]

B-A Gaüzère; P Chanareille; D Vandroux

doi:10.1007/s13149-016-0505-2

[Post nearly Drowning Vibrio alginolyticus Septicemia Acquired in Reunion (Indian Ocean)]

Bull Soc Pathol Exot. 2016 Aug;109(3):151-4. doi: 10.1007/s13149-016-0505-2. Epub 2016 Jun 20.

[Article in French]

Authors

B-A Gaüzère^{1

2}, P Chanareille³, D Vandroux^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Centre hospitalier universitaire de La Réunion, site Félix-Guyon, allée des Topazes, CS 11021, 97400, Saint-Denis, La Réunion, France. [email protected].
² Centre René-Labusquière, université de Bordeaux, 33076, Bordeaux, France. [email protected].
³ Centre hospitalier universitaire de La Réunion, site Félix-Guyon, allée des Topazes, CS 11021, 97400, Saint-Denis, La Réunion, France.
⁴ Centre René-Labusquière, université de Bordeaux, 33076, Bordeaux, France.

PMID: 27325174
DOI: 10.1007/s13149-016-0505-2

Abstract

AbstractWe report the first case of Vibrio alginolyticus septicemia in the Indian Ocean (Reunion Island), in a patient (70-year-old-man) with multiple underlying conditions, following a nearly drowning in the lagoon of Reunion. From now on, V. alginolyticus should be considered as a possible agent of septicemia in the Indian Ocean, particularly following marine activities.

Keywords: Drowning; Indian Ocean; Réunion; Septicemia; Vibrio alginolyticus.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Humans
Male
Near Drowning / complications
Near Drowning / microbiology*
Reunion
Sepsis / microbiology*
Vibrio Infections / diagnosis
Vibrio Infections / etiology*
Vibrio alginolyticus* / isolation & purification