Jpn. J. Infect. Dis., 59 (2), 108-110, 2006
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Original Article
Two Cases of Sucrose-Fermenting Vibrio vulnificus Infection in Which 16S rDNA Sequencing Was Useful for Diagnosis
Miki Nagao*, Yuko Shimizu1, Yoshiyasu Kawada2, Hisashi Baba3, Keiko Yamada4, Keizo Torii5 and Michio Ohta4
Department of Respiratory Medicine, 3Department of Infectious Disease and 4Department of Molecular Bacteriology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya 466-8550; 1Department of Digestive Organ, Tosei General Hospital, Seto 489-8642; 2Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Gifu Municipal Hospital, Gifu 500-8323; and 5Center of the National University Hospitals of Infection Control, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya 466-8560, Japan
(Received November 28, 2005. Accepted February 15, 2006)
*Corresponding author: Mailing address: Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, 54 Shogoin-Kawaharacho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan. Tel: +81-75-751-3502, Fax: +81-75-751-3533, E-mail: mnagao@kuhp.kyoto-u.ac.jp
SUMMARY: Vibrio vulnificus is a Gram-negative bacterium which is associated with severe infections in humans. We experienced two cases of sucrose-fermenting V. vulnificus infection. The causative agents in both cases were unidentifiable by conventional identification systems because of their unique characteristics, and sequencing of 16S rDNA was found to be useful for diagnosis.