Unusual case of necrotizing fasciitis caused by Vibrio cholerae O137

J Clin Microbiol. 2011 Feb;49(2):757-9. doi: 10.1128/JCM.02257-10. Epub 2010 Dec 15.

Abstract

We report a case of necrotizing fasciitis caused by Vibrio cholerae O137 in an immunocompromised 49-year-old man. The infection was acquired following a minor traumatic injury and exposure to seawater during the summer of 2009 in Italy. Although highly immunocompromised, the patient survived. The strain was cytotoxic, invasive, and adhesive and contained a fragment of the El Tor-like hemolysin (El Tor hlyA) gene.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Bacterial Proteins / genetics
  • Cholera / complications*
  • Cholera / diagnosis*
  • Fasciitis, Necrotizing / microbiology*
  • Fasciitis, Necrotizing / pathology*
  • Hemolysin Proteins / genetics
  • Humans
  • Immunocompromised Host
  • Italy
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Vibrio cholerae / isolation & purification*
  • Virulence Factors / genetics

Substances

  • Bacterial Proteins
  • Hemolysin Proteins
  • Virulence Factors
  • hlyA protein, Vibrio cholerae