Vibrio vulnificus

Introduction: Vibrio vulnificus

Description of Vibrio vulnificus

Vibrio vulnificus (medical condition): Bacteria commonly infecting oysters and seafood....more »

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Vibrio vulnificus: a species capable of causing gastroenteritis and cutaneous lesions that may result in fatal septicemia, especially in a cirrhotic or immunocompromised patient; usually contracted from contaminated oysters; also a cause of wound infections, especially those associated with handling of shellfish.
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Vibrio vulnificus: A species of halophilic bacteria in the genus VIBRIO, which lives in warm SEAWATER. It can cause infections in those who eat raw contaminated seafood or have open wounds exposed to seawater.
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Vibrio vulnificus: A species of halophilic bacteria in the genus VIBRIO, which lives in warm SEAWATER. It can cause infections in those who eat raw contaminated seafood or have open wounds exposed to seawater.
Source: MeSH 2007

Vibrio vulnificus: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Vibrio vulnificus:

• Vibrio
• Gastroenteritis (35 causes)
• Cutaneous
• May
• Fatal
• Septicemia
• Cirrhotic
• Immunocompromised
• Immunocompromised diseases
• Patient

Vibrio vulnificus as a Disease

Vibrio vulnificus (medical condition): See Vibrio vulnificus (disease information).
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Vibrio vulnificus: Related Diseases

Vibrio vulnificus: Vibrio vulnificus is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Bacterial diseases
• Vibrio
• Food poisoning
• Diseases contagious from food
• Conditions involving a pathogen
• Digestive conditions
• Abdominal conditions

Vibrio vulnificus: Article Excerpts

Vibrio vulnificus is a bacterium in the same family as those that cause cholera. It normally... (Source: excerpt from Vibrio vulnificus (General): DBMD)

FDA Bad Bug Book (Excerpt)

This organism causes wound infections, gastroenteritis, or a syndrome known as "primary septicemia." Vibrio...(Source: FDA Bad Bug Book)

Vibrio vulnificus (General): DBMD (Excerpt)

Vibrio vulnificus is a bacterium in the same family as those that cause cholera. It normally... (Source: excerpt from Vibrio vulnificus (General): DBMD)

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• Symptoms of Vibrio vulnificus
• Complications of Vibrio vulnificus

Vibrio vulnificus: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Vibrio vulnificus:

• Vibrio infections
• Vibrio cholera infections
• noncholera Vibrio infections
• halophilic Vibrio species
• nonhalophilic Vibrio species
• Vibrio vulnificus

Terms associated with Vibrio vulnificus:

The following terms can be used for Vibrio vulnificus

• Vibrio

Source: CRISP

External links related to: Vibrio vulnificus

• eMedicine - Vibrio Infections : Article by Hoi Ho, MD
• eMedicine - Vibrio Vulnificus Infection : Article by Robert A Schwartz, MD, MPH
• US FDA/CFSAN - Bad Bug Book - Vibrio vulnificus
• Vibrio vulnificus

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