Vibrio vulnificus DNA load and mortality

J Clin Microbiol. 2011 Jan;49(1):413-5. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01913-09. Epub 2010 Nov 10.

Abstract

We determined the association between DNA load and mortality in patients with Vibrio vulnificus infection. Real-time PCR performed on sera of 27 culture-positive patients showed a significantly higher median DNA load in nonsurvivors than in survivors. Hence, real-time PCR can be used as an early prognostic factor in V. vulnificus septicemia.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Bacterial Load*
  • DNA, Bacterial / genetics
  • DNA, Bacterial / isolation & purification*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods
  • Prognosis
  • Sepsis / microbiology
  • Sepsis / mortality
  • Vibrio Infections / microbiology*
  • Vibrio Infections / mortality*
  • Vibrio vulnificus / genetics
  • Vibrio vulnificus / isolation & purification*
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • DNA, Bacterial