A "Fishy Remedy": An Unusual Transmission of Vibrio vulnificus Infection

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 205-207

  Tal, Sari ^a   Guller, Vladimir ^b   Zimhony, Oren ^b   Levi, Shmuel ^b   Greenshpun, Mrina ^b   Gurevich, Alexander ^b  

^a KAPLAN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Necrotizing cellulitis; Traditional remedy; Vibrio vulnificus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BLOOD; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; ERYSIPELAS; FEMALE; FISH; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; SEPSIS; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CELLULITIS; FEMALE; FISHES; HUMANS; LEG ULCER; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; VIBRIO INFECTIONS; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 1242314243     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.SMJ.0000092570.25910.02     Document Type: Article

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