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Journal of The Korean Society of Emergency Medicine 1996;7(3): 420-428. |
| TWO CASES OF V.VULNIFICUS INFECTION WITH CUTANEOUS LESION
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| Jin Park, Nam Soo Cho |
| Department of Emergency Medicine, College of Medicine, Chosun University, Kwangju, Korea |
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Published online: September 30, 1996. |
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| ABSTRACT |
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The 2 cases were admitted at emergency medical center of Chosun University Hospital from June, 11996 to July, 1996 . We performed an epidemiologic & microbiological study on the clinically confirmed Vibrio vulnificus cases.
The result were as followed;
1) Microbiological culture study in 2 cases which were suspected to be V. vulnificus infection clinically. V. vulnificus was cultured in 1 case.
2) In the epidemiologic study of the 2 cases, the annual occurrence was in June & July. It occurred after ingesting raw fish in adult male with liver disease & alcohol drinking habits.
3) The patient improved that he was early treated with sensitive antibiotics.
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| Key words:
Vibrio vulnificus |
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