Report of a wound infection caused by Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio vulnificus

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 1986 Sep;5(3):221-3. doi: 10.1016/0732-8893(86)90005-2.

Abstract

The present case describes a foot wound caused by a clam shell from which both Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio vulnificus were recovered. Although extraintestinal infections associated with Vibrio parahaemolyticus have been reported previously, the simultaneous isolation of two marine vibrios from our case suggests that these organisms may coexist in mixed infections from a common source.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • Foot Injuries
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Vibrio / drug effects
  • Vibrio / isolation & purification*
  • Vibrio Infections / microbiology*
  • Vibrio parahaemolyticus / drug effects
  • Vibrio parahaemolyticus / isolation & purification*
  • Wound Infection / microbiology*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents