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- Title
Vibrio alginolyticus infections in the USA, 1988-2012.
- Authors
JACOBS SLIFKA, K. M.; NEWTON, A. E.; MAHON, B. E.
- Abstract
Vibrio alginolyticus causes soft tissue and bloodstream infection; little systematically collected clinical and epidemiological information is available. In the USA, V. alginolyticus infections are reported to the Cholera and Other Vibrio Illness Surveillance system. Using data from 1988 to 2012, we categorised infections using specimen source and exposure history, analysed case characteristics, and calculated incidence rates using US Census Bureau data. Most (96%) of the 1331 V. alginolyticus infections were from coastal states. Infections of the skin and ear were most frequent (87%); ear infections occurred more commonly in children, lower extremity infections more commonly in older adults. Most (86%) infections involved water activity. Reported incidence of infections increased 12-fold over the study period, although the extent of diagnostic or surveillance bias is unclear. Prevention efforts should target waterborne transmission in coastal areas and provider education to promote more rapid diagnosis and prevent complications.
- Subjects
UNITED States; VIBRIO alginolyticus; SOFT tissue infections; WATERBORNE infection; SKIN infections; U.S. Census Bureau; VIBRIO; VIBRIO infections; DISEASE incidence; PHYSIOLOGY
- Publication
Epidemiology & Infection, 2017, Vol 145, Issue 7, p1491
- ISSN
0950-2688
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1017/S0950268817000140