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

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.

SUBMITTER: Derber C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3122773 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature