PCR-based evidence showing the presence of Vibrio vulnificus in wound infection cases in Mangaluru, India
Vibrio vulnificus is a Gram-negative, opportunistic human pathogen capable of causing life-threatening septicaemia, wound infections, and gastroenteritis, especially in immunocompromised individuals. Two cases of V. vulnificus-associated wound infection occurring in diabetic patients are reported he...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-03-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Infectious Diseases |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971218300195 |