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Vibrio vulnificus infectious disease

MedGen UID:
220886
•Concept ID:
C1274377
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Vibrio vulnificus infection
SNOMED CT: Vibrio vulnificus infection (402965002)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0043297

Definition

An disease or disorder caused by infection with Vibrio vulnificus. [from MONDO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Clinical features and treatment of patients with Vibrio vulnificus infection.
Yu W, Shen X, Pan H, Xiao T, Shen P, Xiao Y
Int J Infect Dis 2017 Jun;59:1-6. Epub 2017 Mar 24 doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2017.03.017. PMID: 28347850
Accurate diagnosis and treatment of Vibrio vulnificus infection: a retrospective study of 12 cases.
Matsuoka Y, Nakayama Y, Yamada T, Nakagawachi A, Matsumoto K, Nakamura K, Sugiyama K, Tanigawa Y, Kakiuchi Y, Sakaguchi Y
Braz J Infect Dis 2013 Jan-Feb;17(1):7-12. Epub 2013 Jan 14 doi: 10.1016/j.bjid.2012.07.017. PMID: 23332442Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Climate warming and increasing Vibrio vulnificus infections in North America.
Archer EJ, Baker-Austin C, Osborn TJ, Jones NR, Martínez-Urtaza J, Trinanes J, Oliver JD, González FJC, Lake IR
Sci Rep 2023 Mar 23;13(1):3893. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-28247-2. PMID: 36959189Free PMC Article
Prevalence and Distribution of Potentially Human Pathogenic Vibrio spp. on German North and Baltic Sea Coasts.
Fleischmann S, Herrig I, Wesp J, Stiedl J, Reifferscheid G, Strauch E, Alter T, Brennholt N
Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2022;12:846819. Epub 2022 Jul 22 doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.846819. PMID: 35937704Free PMC Article
Vibrio vulnificus infection: a persistent threat to public health.
Yun NR, Kim DM
Korean J Intern Med 2018 Nov;33(6):1070-1078. Epub 2018 Jun 15 doi: 10.3904/kjim.2018.159. PMID: 29898575Free PMC Article
Skin and soft tissue infections following marine injuries and exposures in travelers.
Diaz JH
J Travel Med 2014 May-Jun;21(3):207-13. Epub 2014 Mar 14 doi: 10.1111/jtm.12115. PMID: 24628985
Infections in alcoholic liver disease.
Kim AC, Epstein ME, Gautam-Goyal P, Doan TL
Clin Liver Dis 2012 Nov;16(4):783-803. doi: 10.1016/j.cld.2012.08.008. PMID: 23101982

Diagnosis

Enhancing Vibrio vulnificus infection diagnosis for negative culture patients with metagenomic next-generation sequencing.
Li X, Wang C, Guo Z, Xiao T, Ji Y, Ma Y, Li M, Xia J, Liu X
Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2023;13:1210919. Epub 2023 Nov 16 doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2023.1210919. PMID: 38035326Free PMC Article
Vibrio vulnificus infection: a persistent threat to public health.
Yun NR, Kim DM
Korean J Intern Med 2018 Nov;33(6):1070-1078. Epub 2018 Jun 15 doi: 10.3904/kjim.2018.159. PMID: 29898575Free PMC Article
Clinical features and treatment of patients with Vibrio vulnificus infection.
Yu W, Shen X, Pan H, Xiao T, Shen P, Xiao Y
Int J Infect Dis 2017 Jun;59:1-6. Epub 2017 Mar 24 doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2017.03.017. PMID: 28347850
Skin and soft tissue infections following marine injuries and exposures in travelers.
Diaz JH
J Travel Med 2014 May-Jun;21(3):207-13. Epub 2014 Mar 14 doi: 10.1111/jtm.12115. PMID: 24628985
Accurate diagnosis and treatment of Vibrio vulnificus infection: a retrospective study of 12 cases.
Matsuoka Y, Nakayama Y, Yamada T, Nakagawachi A, Matsumoto K, Nakamura K, Sugiyama K, Tanigawa Y, Kakiuchi Y, Sakaguchi Y
Braz J Infect Dis 2013 Jan-Feb;17(1):7-12. Epub 2013 Jan 14 doi: 10.1016/j.bjid.2012.07.017. PMID: 23332442Free PMC Article

Therapy

Enhancing Vibrio vulnificus infection diagnosis for negative culture patients with metagenomic next-generation sequencing.
Li X, Wang C, Guo Z, Xiao T, Ji Y, Ma Y, Li M, Xia J, Liu X
Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2023;13:1210919. Epub 2023 Nov 16 doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2023.1210919. PMID: 38035326Free PMC Article
Vibrio vulnificus infection: a persistent threat to public health.
Yun NR, Kim DM
Korean J Intern Med 2018 Nov;33(6):1070-1078. Epub 2018 Jun 15 doi: 10.3904/kjim.2018.159. PMID: 29898575Free PMC Article
Skin and soft tissue infections following marine injuries and exposures in travelers.
Diaz JH
J Travel Med 2014 May-Jun;21(3):207-13. Epub 2014 Mar 14 doi: 10.1111/jtm.12115. PMID: 24628985
Infections in alcoholic liver disease.
Kim AC, Epstein ME, Gautam-Goyal P, Doan TL
Clin Liver Dis 2012 Nov;16(4):783-803. doi: 10.1016/j.cld.2012.08.008. PMID: 23101982
Therapy of other bacterial infections.
Werlinger KD, Moore AY
Dermatol Ther 2004;17(6):505-12. doi: 10.1111/j.1396-0296.2004.04053.x. PMID: 15571499

Prognosis

Climate warming and increasing Vibrio vulnificus infections in North America.
Archer EJ, Baker-Austin C, Osborn TJ, Jones NR, Martínez-Urtaza J, Trinanes J, Oliver JD, González FJC, Lake IR
Sci Rep 2023 Mar 23;13(1):3893. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-28247-2. PMID: 36959189Free PMC Article
Genetic Divergence of Vibrio vulnificus Clinical Isolates with Mild to Severe Outcomes.
Kling K, Trinh SA, Leyn SA, Rodionov DA, Rodionov ID, Herrera A, Cervantes K, Pankey G, Ashcraft D, Ozer EA, Godzik A, Satchell KJF
mBio 2022 Oct 26;13(5):e0150022. Epub 2022 Sep 28 doi: 10.1128/mbio.01500-22. PMID: 36169197Free PMC Article
Epidemiologic Characteristics and Case Fatality Rate of Vibrio vulnificus Infection: Analysis of 761 Cases From 2003 to 2016 in Korea.
Kim JS, Lee EG, Chun BC
J Korean Med Sci 2022 Mar 7;37(9):e79. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2022.37.e79. PMID: 35257530Free PMC Article
Vibrio vulnificus infection: a persistent threat to public health.
Yun NR, Kim DM
Korean J Intern Med 2018 Nov;33(6):1070-1078. Epub 2018 Jun 15 doi: 10.3904/kjim.2018.159. PMID: 29898575Free PMC Article
Vibrio vulnificus DNA load and mortality.
Kim DM, Jung SI, Jang HC, Lee CS, Lee SH, Yun NR, Neupane GP, Park KH
J Clin Microbiol 2011 Jan;49(1):413-5. Epub 2010 Nov 10 doi: 10.1128/JCM.01913-09. PMID: 21068289Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

In vivo examination of pathogenicity and virulence in environmentally isolated Vibrio vulnificus.
Pipes SE, Lovell CR, Kathrein KL
Microbiologyopen 2024 Aug;13(4):e1427. doi: 10.1002/mbo3.1427. PMID: 39041461Free PMC Article
Climate warming and increasing Vibrio vulnificus infections in North America.
Archer EJ, Baker-Austin C, Osborn TJ, Jones NR, Martínez-Urtaza J, Trinanes J, Oliver JD, González FJC, Lake IR
Sci Rep 2023 Mar 23;13(1):3893. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-28247-2. PMID: 36959189Free PMC Article
Genetic Divergence of Vibrio vulnificus Clinical Isolates with Mild to Severe Outcomes.
Kling K, Trinh SA, Leyn SA, Rodionov DA, Rodionov ID, Herrera A, Cervantes K, Pankey G, Ashcraft D, Ozer EA, Godzik A, Satchell KJF
mBio 2022 Oct 26;13(5):e0150022. Epub 2022 Sep 28 doi: 10.1128/mbio.01500-22. PMID: 36169197Free PMC Article
Prevalence and Distribution of Potentially Human Pathogenic Vibrio spp. on German North and Baltic Sea Coasts.
Fleischmann S, Herrig I, Wesp J, Stiedl J, Reifferscheid G, Strauch E, Alter T, Brennholt N
Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2022;12:846819. Epub 2022 Jul 22 doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.846819. PMID: 35937704Free PMC Article
Hybrid Vibrio vulnificus.
Bisharat N, Cohen DI, Harding RM, Falush D, Crook DW, Peto T, Maiden MC
Emerg Infect Dis 2005 Jan;11(1):30-5. doi: 10.3201/eid1101.040440. PMID: 15705319Free PMC Article

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