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 physician questions whether he is septic.Blood and stool specimens are collected.The microbiologist 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 flora, 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