Clinical Characteristics and Molecular Subtyping of Vibrio vulnificus Illnesses, Israel

During 1996–1997, a new Vibrio vulnificus biotype 3, which caused severe soft tissue infection after fishbone injury, emerged in Israel. We conducted a follow-up study from 1998 through 2005 to assess changing trends, outcomes, and molecular relatedness of the implicated strains. A total of 132 case...

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Autores principales: Zaidenstein, Ronit, Sadik, Chantal, Lerner, Larisa, Valinsky, Lea, Kopelowitz, June, Yishai, Ruth, Agmon, Vered, Parsons, Michele, Bopp, Cheryl, Weinberger, Miriam
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2634625/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19046510
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1412.080499
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Sumario:During 1996–1997, a new Vibrio vulnificus biotype 3, which caused severe soft tissue infection after fishbone injury, emerged in Israel. We conducted a follow-up study from 1998 through 2005 to assess changing trends, outcomes, and molecular relatedness of the implicated strains. A total of 132 cases (71% confirmed and 29% suspected) of V. vulnificus biotype 3 infection were found. Most infections (95%) were related to percutaneous fish exposure, mainly tilapia (83%) or common carp (13%). Bacteremia, altered immune status, and history of ischemic heart disease were identified as independent risk factors for death, which reached a prevalence of 7.6%. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis patterns of strains from 1998 through 2005 and from 1996 through 1997 showed a high degree of homogeneity and were distinct from those of V. vulnificus biotype 1. Infections caused by V. vulnificus biotype 3 continue affect the public’s health in Israel.

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