Vibrio vulnificus: Review of Mild to Life-threatening Skin Infections

Vibrio vulnificus is a motile, gram-negative, halophilic, aquatic bacterium that part of the normal estuarine microbiome and typically found in warm coastal waters. Infection with pathogen due to consumption contaminated seafood or exposure seawater. has mortality rate almost 33% United States responsible for more than 95% seafood-related deaths States. can cause vast spectrum diseases, such as gastroenteritis, cellulitis, necrotizing fasciitis, sepsis. Gastroenteritis self-limited, whereas septicemia often fatal. are caused by ingestion shellfish, wound infections fasciitis seawater handling seafood. Septicemia most common presentation V accounts fatalities from bacteria. Prompt diagnosis treatment vital prevent mortality. It important keep on differential when patient presents bullae cellulitis history raw brackish water, missing could lead sepsis, death.