Facts about Vibrio vulnificus: Bacteria

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   Infections from Vibrio vulnificus are typically treated with a combination of antibiotics, including tetracyclines and third-generation cephalosporins.

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   A halophilic bacterium, Vibrio vulnificus requires salt water to grow and is naturally found in estuarine and coastal marine environments worldwide.

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   The case fatality rate for Vibrio vulnificus bloodstream infections is extremely high, exceeding 50% even with prompt antibiotic treatment.

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   Consuming raw oysters contaminated with Vibrio vulnificus poses the greatest risk to people with liver disease, diabetes, or compromised immune systems.

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   Wounds infected with Vibrio vulnificus can progress to necrotizing fasciitis rapidly, and the bacterium thrives in warm coastal waters above 13°C.

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