Septic Shock due to Vibrio alginolyticus in a Cirrhotic Patient: The First Case in Korea

We describe a case of septic shock due to Vibrio alginolyticus presenting with fever and bilateral leg pain. Despite intensive management with antibiotics and inotropic agents, the patient died from septic shock 1 day after hospitalization. V. alginolyticus was isolated from both leg wounds and a bl...

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Autores principales: Lee, Dong-Young, Moon, Soo-Youn, Lee, Sang-Oh, Yang, Hee-Young, Lee, Hee-Joo, Lee, Mi Suk
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Yonsei University College of Medicine 2008
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2615326/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18452273
http://dx.doi.org/10.3349/ymj.2008.49.2.329
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Sumario:We describe a case of septic shock due to Vibrio alginolyticus presenting with fever and bilateral leg pain. Despite intensive management with antibiotics and inotropic agents, the patient died from septic shock 1 day after hospitalization. V. alginolyticus was isolated from both leg wounds and a blood culture. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of V. alginolyticus bacteremia in Korea.

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