Fatal Infection of the Hand Due to Photobacterium damsela: A Case Report

We report a case of fatal acute renal failure due to Photobacterium damsela infection of the hand. Although the patient received intensive medical care and surgical treatment, he died 8 h after arrival at the hospital. This is the first case of P. damsela sepsis proven by blood culture in Japan.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical infectious diseases 2004-05, Vol.38 (10), p.e100-e101
Hauptverfasser:	Asato, Jun, Kanaya, Fuminori
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acute Kidney Injury - microbiology Acute Kidney Injury - physiopathology Critical Care Fatal Outcome Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections - microbiology Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections - physiopathology Humans Japan Leukocytosis - etiology Male Middle Aged Photobacterium - isolation & purification Photobacterium damsela
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Zusammenfassung:	We report a case of fatal acute renal failure due to Photobacterium damsela infection of the hand. Although the patient received intensive medical care and surgical treatment, he died 8 h after arrival at the hospital. This is the first case of P. damsela sepsis proven by blood culture in Japan.
ISSN:	1058-4838 1537-6591
DOI:	10.1086/383468