CHILD DEATH DUE TO INFECTION WITH PHOTOBACTERIUM DAMSELAE SUBS.DAMSELAE, A NEW CASE

Authors

  • Muhammad ALHEMAIRI Department of Paediatrics, Rabigh General Hospital, Rabigh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
  • Fahad ALGHANMI Department of Paediatrics, Rabigh General Hospital, Rabigh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
  • Abdullah Shareef ALSHAMRANI Department of Paediatrics, Rabigh General Hospital, Rabigh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Abstract

Photobacterium damselae subs.damselae is a common marine bacterium , which primarily infects marine animals. In humans, it was reported to cause severe and fatal infections. We report a case of a 5 years old child who presented with septic shock and died within 5 hours after presentation in spite of medical care. We briefly reviewed the infection with this organism and we want to alert health care workers about this highly virulent pathogen.

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2015-09-15

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ALHEMAIRI, M., ALGHANMI, F., & ALSHAMRANI, A. S. (2015). CHILD DEATH DUE TO INFECTION WITH PHOTOBACTERIUM DAMSELAE SUBS.DAMSELAE, A NEW CASE. Journal of Medical Sciences, 23(3), 176–178. Retrieved from https://jmedsci.com/Jmedsci/article/view/200

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Vol. 23 No. 3 (2015): Contents

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