Severe human infections caused by Vibrio metschnikovii

J Clin Microbiol. 1993 Sep;31(9):2529-30. doi: 10.1128/jcm.31.9.2529-2530.1993.

Abstract

Vibrio metschnikovii is largely distributed in the aquatic environment; human infections are rarely observed. A fatal case of septicemia in a patient with liver cirrhosis, renal insufficiency, and diabetes is described. A second case in a 82-year-old woman with septicemia, respiratory problems, and infected leg lesions is reported; she was successfully treated.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Bacteremia / microbiology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Vibrio / isolation & purification*
  • Vibrio Infections / microbiology*