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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

Background: Vibrio vulnificus infection is a highly fatal disease resulting from the consumption of raw or undercooked seafood and exposure to seawater containing the organism. It has been a nationally...
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Historical and Clinical Perspective of Vibrio vulnificus Infections in Korea

Kang SJ, Jung SI, Peck KR

Vibrio vulnificus infection was first reported as a necrotizing skin disease of unknown cause in Korea in 1979. In the early days, this disease caused panic across the country due...
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Vibrio vulnificus infection: a persistent threat to public health

Yun NR, Kim DM

Vibrio vulnificus is a gram-negative bacterium that can cause serious, potentially fatal infections. V. vulnificus causes three distinct syndromes: an overwhelming primary septicemia caused by consuming contaminated seafood, wound infections...
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A Case of Vibrio vulnificus Sepsis: A Potential Use of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

Park SY, Nam H, Park S, Park JY, Ha SO, Lee SH, Kim HS

Necrotizing fasciitis caused by Vibrio vulnificus can rapidly progress to septic shock and death. Hence, early surgical debridement of the involved tissue is vital. However, this can be a challenging...
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MR Imaging Findings of Lower Extremity Sepsis Caused by Vibrio Vulnificus: A Report of Three Cases

Kim J, Koh SH, Min SK, Lee JA, Lee K

Lower extremity infection caused by Vibrio vulnificus sepsis is a rapidly progressing fatal condition. Prompt diagnosis followed by early and aggressive treatment with antibiotics and fasciotomy is crucial. In this...
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Vibrio vulnificus Sepsis: An Autopsy Case

Na JY, Park JW, Oh YH, Ahn ER, Kim HS, Park JT, Huh GY

Vibrio vulnificus infection can lead to the rapid expansion of cellulitis or sepsis and can be lethal. Vibrio vulnificus is transmitted through seawater or ingestion of raw or undercooked shellfish....
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Cyclic AMP and Cyclic AMP-Receptor Protein are Required for Optimal Capsular Polysaccharide Expression

Cho HK, Shin SH

Vibrio vulnificus causes fatal infections in susceptible individuals. Group 1 capsular polysaccharide (CPS) operon is responsible for CPS expression, which plays an essential role in the pathogenesis of this pathogen....
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Isolation of Vibrio vulnificus from Seawater and Emerging Vibrio vulnificus Septicemia on Jeju Island

Lee KH, Heo ST, Kim YR, Pang IC

Vibrio vulnificus is an opportunistic human pathogen, transmitted from seawater, raw oyster, and shellfish and responsible for severe septicemia. We studied V. vulnificus from surface seawater around Jeju Island between...
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Vertebral Osteomyelitis Resulting from Hematogenous Spread of Vibrio Vulnificus Gastroenteritis

Ok HS, Kim BK, Kim KH, Park MJ, Lee HS, Wi YM, Kang CI

  • KMID: 2128478
  • Korean J Med.
  • 2014 Apr;86(4):519-522.
Vibrio vulnificus is a halophilic gram-negative bacillus capable of causing severe to life-threatening infections in high-risk populations. Osteomyelitis caused by V. vulnificus is extremely rare, and a previously reported case...
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Destructive Intestinal Translocation of Vibrio vulnificus Determines Successful Oral Infection

Hong SH, Jeong K, Park MJ, Lee YS, Nu TM, Kim SY, Rhee JH, Lee SE

Vibrio vulnificus causes primary septicemia as a result of the consumption of contaminated seafood. The intestinal epithelial layer is the first host barrier encountered by V. vulnificus upon oral intake;...
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Coordinate Regulation of Vibrio vulnificus Heme Receptor HupA Expression by Cyclic AMP-receptor Protein and Ferric Uptake Regulator

Kim SP, Lee GW, Kim CM, Shin SH

Vibrio vulnificus causes rapid progressing fulminant infections in susceptible individuals, especially those with elevated serum iron levels. This ferrophilic bacterium can directly acquire iron from heme-containing proteins, such as, hemoglobin,...
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Vibrio Vulnificus Sepsis

Kim DM, Hong SJ

  • KMID: 2263521
  • Korean J Med.
  • 2012 Jun;82(6):671-679.
Vibrio vulnificus (V. vulnificus) is a halophilic motile, gram-negative rod which can cause fatal human infections. The spectrum of illness caused by V. vulnificus is gastroenteritis, primary sepsis, and wound...
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SmcR, the Quorum-sensing Master Regulator, Is Partially Involved in Temperature/Salinity-mediated Changes in Metalloprotease vvpE Expression in Vibrio vulnificus

Kim CM, Shin SH

Vibrio vulnificus, a gram-negative halophilic marine bacterium and opportunistic human pathogen, must withstand various environmental changes, especially simultaneous changes in temperature and salinity, from 25degrees C/2.5% to 37degrees C/0.9% (SCTS)...
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Aeromonas hydrophila Sepsis Mimicking Vibrio vulnificus Infection

Park SY, Nam HM, Park K, Park SD

Aeromonas hydrophila is a facultatively anaerobic, asporogenous gram-negative rod that has often been regarded as an opportunistic pathogen in hosts with impairment of a local or general defense mechanism. A...
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Change of Vibrio vulnificus Metalloprotease VvpE Production by Temperature and Salinity

Kim CM, Shin SH

Vibrio vulnificus, a gram-negative halophilic marine bacterium and opportunistic pathogen, must withstand various environmental changes, especially the simultaneous change of temperature and salinity (SCTS) from 25degrees C/2.5% to 37degrees C/0.9%...
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Vibrio vulnificus Hemolysin Is Easily Inactivated in Spite of Being Produced at High Levels in Cirrhotic Ascites by a fur Mutation

Kim CM, Kim SC, Shin SH

Vibrio vulnificus produces Hemolysin/cytolysin (VvhA), which is one of the most potent exotoxins capable of killing mice at submicrogram levels. However, V. vulnificus growth and vvhA expression are severely repressed...
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Bullae and Sweat Gland Necrosis in the Differential Diagnosis for Vibrio vulnificus Infection in an Alcoholic Patient

Kim GW, Park HJ, Kim HS, Kim SH, Ko HC, Kim MB, Kim BS

Bullae and sweat gland necrosis remain rare cutaneous manifestation, and these conditions can be misdiagnosed as Vibrio vulnificus infections or other soft tissue infections because of their low index of...
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Virulence Characteristics of Sucrose-fermenting Vibrio vulnificus Strains

Kim SJ, Kim CM, Shin SH

We identified 6 sucrose-fermenting Vibrio vulnificus strains and examined their virulence characteristics. They were all encapsulated, motile, capable of producing toxins and utilizing transferrin-bound iron, cytotoxic to cultured cells, and...
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A case of acute bacterial meningitis caused by Vibrio vulnificus

Kim HS, Heo ST, Bae IG, Lim MH, Kim JH, Yun SE, Kim S

  • KMID: 2259171
  • Korean J Med.
  • 2010 Apr;78(4):523-526.
Vibrio vulnificus infects susceptible individuals who eat contaminated seafood or have an open wound that is exposed to seawater. The common symptoms are necrotizing wound infection, primary septicemia, and gastroenteritis....
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Autopsy case: Vibrio vulnificus sepsis confirmed by autopsy

Lee SJ, Jo GR, Huh GY

  • KMID: 2257160
  • Korean J Med.
  • 2009 Nov;77(5):649-653.
Vibrio vulnificus primary septicemia is a serious illness associated with high mortality rates and is caused by the ingestion of raw or undercooked shellfish. Most patients admitted with V. vulnificus...
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