| Literature DB >> 21159937 |
Donatella Ottaviani1, Francesca Leoni, Elena Rocchegiani, Cristina Canonico, Laura Masini, Anna Pianetti, Chiara Parlani, Ida Luzzi, Iole Caola, Claudio Paternoster, Antonio Carraturo.
Abstract
We report a case of necrotizing fasciitis caused by Vibrio cholerae O137 in an immunocompromised 49-year-old man. The infection was acquired following a minor traumatic injury and exposure to seawater during the summer of 2009 in Italy. Although highly immunocompromised, the patient survived. The strain was cytotoxic, invasive, and adhesive and contained a fragment of the El Tor-like hemolysin (El Tor hlyA) gene.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 21159937 PMCID: PMC3043468 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.02257-10
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948