Primary Vibrio Vulnificus Bacteremia in a Liver Transplant Recipient After Ingestion of Raw Oysters: Caveat Emptor

Dowdy, Lorraine A.; Khan, Farrukh Aslam; Regalado, Jacinto; Tzakis, Andreas G.

doi:10.1097/00007890-199910150-00029

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“…por Dowdy LM y cols, en muestras de sangre de un paciente que recibió un trasplante de hígado después de ingerir ostiones crudos, y en Japón, por Osawa M y cols, quienes aislaron esta especie en un paciente con cirrosis hepática causada por el virus de la hepatitis C 21,22 . Hasta el presente no existían publicaciones de este género en muestras de hemocultivos en la literatura médica cubana.…”

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Aislamiento e identificación de especies pertenecientes a los géneros Aeromonas, Vibrio y Plesiomonas procedentes de muestras extra-intestinales en Cuba

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Rev. chil. infectol.

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Introducciónos bacilos gramnegativos, anaerobios facultativos, oxidasa positiva, pertenecen a los géneros Aeromonas, Vibrio y Plesiomonas, ubicados taxonómicamente en las familias Aeromonadaceae, Vibrionaceae y Enterobacteriaceae, respectivamente 1 .Es reconocido el incremento de las infecciones por los microorganismos pertenecientes a los mencionados géneros, como agentes etiológicos de procesos infecciosos en órganos y sistemas vitales para el organismo, comprometiendo en ocasiones la vida del paciente 2-4 .A pesar de los adelantos en el control de las enfermedades transmisibles, cada día son más frecuentes las infecciones intestinales, extra-intestinales y nosocomiales por las especies de los géneros descritos anteriormente, constituyendo una amenaza grave para la salud de la población mundial, por el amplio espec-

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Aislamiento e identificación de especies pertenecientes a los géneros Aeromonas, Vibrio y Plesiomonas procedentes de muestras extra-intestinales en Cuba

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“…Yersinia species can also cause invasive disease with bacteremia in SOT [62,63]. Noncholera Vibrio species can cause fulminant illness in transplant recipients, with gastroenteritis, bacteremia, or skin and soft-tissue infections [57][58][59][60]; environmental flooding increases the risk of illness due to Vibrio species, as was observed after Hurricane Katrina [133]. Recent increases in drug-resistant bacteria, sometimes related to the use of antibiotics in animal feed (such as with multidrug-resistant Salmonella species), are especially concerning.…”

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Zoonoses in Solid-Organ and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients

Kotton

2007

Clinical Infectious Diseases

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Numerous reports exist of the transmission of zoonoses to humans during and after solid-organ and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Donor-derived infections of numerous etiologies, including West Nile virus infection, Chagas disease, toxoplasmosis, rabies, lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus infection, and infection due to Brucella species have been reported. Most zoonoses occur as a primary infection after transplantation, and immunocompromised patients are more likely to experience significant morbidity and mortality from these infections. Risks of zoonotic infection in the posttransplantation period could be reduced by patient education. Increased recognition of the risks of zoonoses, as well as the advent of molecular biology-based testing, will potentially augment diagnostic aptitude. Documented zoonotic infection as it affects transplantation will be the primary focus of this review.

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“…Even minor wounds should be immediately treated with oral tetracycline, trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole, or a quinolone. Prevention includes boiling shellfish for 3 to 5 minutes after they gape, or steaming for 4 to 9 minutes [21]. Empiric treatment recommendations include doxycycline, 100 mg every 12 hours, and ceftazidime, 2 mg every 8 hours.…”

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Infectious complications of cirrhosis

Brann

2001

Curr Gastroenterol Rep

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Infectious complications in cirrhotic patients can cause severe morbidity and mortality. Bacterial infections are estimated to cause up to 25% of deaths in cirrhotic patients. The most frequent are urinary tract infection, spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, respiratory tract infection, and bacteremia. It has been said that cirrhosis is the most common form of acquired immunodeficiency, exceeding even AIDS. The specific risk factors for infection in cirrhotic patients are low serum albumin, gastrointestinal bleeding, intensive care unit admission for any cause, and therapeutic endoscopy. Certain infectious agents are more virulent and more common in patients with liver disease. These include Vibrio, Campylobacter, Yersinia, Plesiomonas, Enterococcus, Aeromonas, Capnocytophaga, and Listeria species, as well as organisms from other species. Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis is a frequent, severe, life-threatening complication of patients with ascites. Current observations and recommendations regarding treatment and prophylaxis are reviewed. A brief synopsis of miscellaneous infections encountered in cirrhotic patients is also included.

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Primary Vibrio Vulnificus Bacteremia in a Liver Transplant Recipient After Ingestion of Raw Oysters: Caveat Emptor

Cited by 7 publications

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Aislamiento e identificación de especies pertenecientes a los géneros Aeromonas, Vibrio y Plesiomonas procedentes de muestras extra-intestinales en Cuba

Aislamiento e identificación de especies pertenecientes a los géneros Aeromonas, Vibrio y Plesiomonas procedentes de muestras extra-intestinales en Cuba

Zoonoses in Solid-Organ and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients

Infectious complications of cirrhosis

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