Abstract
In July 2011, a Vibrio alginolyticus infection was diagnosed in a woman from Guernsey in the Channel Islands, British Isles after sea bathing and application of a natural seaweed dressing to a pre-existing leg wound. Microbiological investigation confirmed Vibrio in the wound and the species of seaweed used for the dressing. The washing of open wounds in seawater and use of unsterilised seaweed dressings should be discouraged, particularly in individuals with underlying risk conditions.
Highlights
Vibrio alginolyticus is a halophilic Gramnegative bacterium found naturally in temperate marine and estuarine environments
Tolerance to NaCl and case history, a pathogenic marine Vibrio was suspected, and a preliminary identification of V. alginolyticus was made after biochemical analysis using API 20E (Biomerieux, Marcy l’Etoile, France)
The distinctive morphology and colour of isolated colonies, coupled to biochemical analysis (97.8% species-level confirmation), were indicative of V. alginolyticus
Summary
Citation style for this article: Reilly GD, Reilly CA, Smith EG, Baker-Austin C. Vibrio alginolyticus-associated wound infection acquired in British waters, Guernsey, July 2011. In July 2011, a Vibrio alginolyticus infection was diagnosed in a woman from Guernsey in the Channel Islands, British Isles after sea bathing and application of a natural seaweed dressing to a pre-existing leg wound. Microbiological investigation confirmed Vibrio in the wound and the species of seaweed used for the dressing. The washing of open wounds in seawater and use of unsterilised seaweed dressings should be discouraged, in individuals with underlying risk conditions
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