A man and his family drive to the coast and have an oyster dinner.A couple of days later,the man arrives at the emergency department with a fever,bullous skin lesions,and diarrhea.He is extremely ill and the doctor questions whether he is septic.Blood and stool specimens are collected.The microbiology technician notices curved gram-negative rods on the stool Gram stain.What is the most probable organism causing this condition?

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V.vulnificus is the most virulent of all noncholera vibrios,causing an often fulminant illness characterized by sepsis and bullous skin lesions in patients with a recent ingestion of shellfish (i.e.,raw oysters).This Vibrio sp.is part of the marine florae,making a common colonizer of a large percentage of oysters harvested in the warmer months.

A Man and His Family Drive to the Coast and Have