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Necrotizing fasciitis caused byVibrio vulnificus: First published infection acquired in Turkey is the second time a strain is isolated in Germany

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Vibrio vulnificus, a marine vibrio, has recently been recognized as a potential human pathogen. It causes human infections with mortality rates up to 60%. Until 1991, most human isolations were reported from the USA, Japan and Taiwan. The second strain isolated in Germany is documented and a significant case ofV. vulnificus infection acquired in Turkey is published for the first time.

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  1. Institut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie und Immunologie, Universtät Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Str. 25, D-53105, Bonn

    R. Horré, S. Becker, G. Marklein & K. P. Schaal

  2. Institut für Unfallchirurgie, Universität Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Str. 25, D-53105, Bonn

    K. Steuer

  3. Institut für Pathologie, Universität Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Str. 25, D-53105, Bonn

    E. Bierhoff

  4. Robert-Koch-Institut, D-13302, Berlin, Germany

    R. Stephan

  5. Dept. of Bacteriology, National Inst. of Health, Shinagawa-ku, Kamiosaki, Japan

    T. Shimada

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Horré, R., Becker, S., Marklein, G. et al. Necrotizing fasciitis caused byVibrio vulnificus: First published infection acquired in Turkey is the second time a strain is isolated in Germany. Infection 26, 399–401 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02770844

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