Primary Vibrio vulnificus bacteremia in a liver transplant recipient after ingestion of raw oysters: caveat emptor

Transplantation. 1999 Oct 15;68(7):1061-3. doi: 10.1097/00007890-199910150-00029.

Abstract

Vibrio vulnificus is responsible for severe infections in chronically ill patients. Organ transplant recipients are also at risk for severe infections due to V vulnificus. We report here the first case of V. vulnificus primary bacteremia due to raw shellfish consumption in a liver transplant recipient. All transplant patients should be cautioned against consuming uncooked seafood and warned about the risk of severe Vibrio infections from seemingly innocuous wounds acquired in a salt water environment.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bacteremia / etiology*
  • Female
  • Foodborne Diseases / microbiology
  • Humans
  • Liver Transplantation* / adverse effects
  • Middle Aged
  • Ostreidae / microbiology*
  • Vibrio / isolation & purification
  • Vibrio Infections / etiology*