Vibrio vulnificus detection kits

Vibrio vulnificus is a species of gram-negative, motile, curved bacterium that is part of the Vibrio genus and the Vibrionaceae family. V. vulnificus infection is extremely invasive. Even with prompt diagnosis and aggressive therapy, the case-fatality rate is 30 to 40 percent. Approximately 25 percent of V. vulnificus infections are caused by direct exposure of an open wound to warm seawater containing the organism. Exposure typically occurs when the patient is participating in water activities such as boating, fishing, or swimming. Infections are occasionally attributed to contact with raw seafood or marine wildlife.