CDC Urges Doctors to Suspect Deadly Bacteria in Wound Infections
Following a trio of fatal cases in the Northeast, the CDC is alerting healthcare professionals to suspect Vibrio vulnificus infection, which requires rapid treatment to reduce mortality. CDC issued a Health Alert Network advisory urging clinicians to “consider V. vulnificus as a possible cause of infected wounds that were exposed to coastal waters” — especially …
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