Primary vibrio vulnificus bacteremia in a liver transplant recipient after ingestion of raw oysters : Caveat emptor

Vibrio vulnificus is responsible for severe infections in chronically ill patients. Organ transplant recipients are also at risk for severe infections due to V vulnificus. We report here the first case of V. vulnificus primary bacteremia due to raw shellfish consumption in a liver transplant recipient. All transplant patients should be cautioned against consuming uncooked seafood and warned about the risk of severe Vibrio infections from seemingly innocuous wounds acquired in a salt water environment.