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A case of Vibrio vulnificus related wound infection diagnosed by next-generation sequencing

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Vibrio vulnificus is a serious opportunistic human pathogen, which can cause primary septicemia, wound infection and gastroenteritis. In this case, wound and blood culture failed to grow the pathogen and… Click to show full abstract

Vibrio vulnificus is a serious opportunistic human pathogen, which can cause primary septicemia, wound infection and gastroenteritis. In this case, wound and blood culture failed to grow the pathogen and a next-generation sequencing method was used to detect the pathogen as V. vulnificus.

Keywords: vibrio vulnificus; vulnificus; next generation; generation sequencing; wound infection

Journal Title: IDCases
Year Published: 2019

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