Pubblicazione scientifica

Vibrio vulnificus: An Environmental and Clinical Burden

FILONE TECNOLOGICO	TEMA
economia circolare e sostenibilità
produzione e raccolta
trasformazione e commercializzazione

RIASSUNTO

Vibrio vulnificus is a Gram negative, rod shaped bacterium that belongs to the family Vibrionaceae. It is a deadly, opportunistic human pathogen which is responsible for the majority of seafood-associated deaths worldwide. V. vulnificus infection can be fatal as it may cause severe wound infections potentially requiring amputation or lead to sepsis in susceptible individuals. Treatment is increasingly challenging as V. vulnificus has begun to develop resistance against certain antibiotics due to their indiscriminate use. This article aims to provide insight into the antibiotic resistance of V. vulnificus in different parts of the world as well as an overall review of its clinical manifestations, treatment, and prevention. Understanding the organism's antibiotic resistance profile is vital in order to select appropriate treatment and initiate appropriate prevention measures to treat and control V. vulnificus infections, which should eventually help lower the mortality rate associated with this pathogen worldwide.

DATA

Data di pubblicazione: 31/05/2017

AUTORI

HENG SING-PENG
LETCHUMANAN VENGADESH
DENG CHUAN-YAN
AB MUTALIB NURUL-SYAKIMA
KHAN TAHIR M
CHUAH LAY-HONG
CHAN KOK-GAN
GOH BEY-HING
PUSPARAJAH PRIYIA
LEE LEARN-HAN

ENTE DI AFFERENZA

JEFFREY CHEAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE & HEALTH SCIENCES MONASH UNIV MALAYSIA BANDAR SUNWAY MALAYSIA
GENETICS & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY FACULTY OF SCIENCE INST BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES UNIV MALAYA KUALA LUMPUR MALAYSIA
NOVEL BACTERIA & DRUG DISCOVERY RSCH GROUP SCHOOL OF PHARMACY MONASH UNIV MALAYSIA BANDAR SUNWAY MALAYSIA
ZHANJIANG EVERGREEN SOUTH OCEAN SCIENCE & TECH CORP GUANGDONG CHINA
UKM MEDICAL CTR UKM MEDICAL MOLECULAR BIOLOGY INST UNIV KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA KUALA LUMPUR MALAYSIA
DEPT PHARMACY ABSYN UNIV PESHAWAR PESHAWAR PAKISTAN
CTR HEALTH OUTCOMES RSCH & THERAPEUTIC SAFETY COHORTS SCHOOL OF PHARM SCIENCES UNIV PHAYAO PHAYAO THAILAND

RIVISTA

Frontiers in Microbiology, 8, 997

IMPACT FACTOR

4,190

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