Bacterial Infections USMLE Step 1 Practice Question
A 57 year old man with cirrhosis presents with fever, vomiting, and rapidly progressive painful swelling of the right leg after eating raw oysters the previous evening. Examination shows hemorrhagic bullae on the affected leg. Blood cultures grow a curved gram negative rod. Which of the following organisms is the most likely cause of this patient’s illness?
Answer choices
- AYersinia enterocolitica
- BVibrio vulnificusCorrect answer
- CAeromonas hydrophila
- DVibrio cholerae
- ECampylobacter jejuni
- FVibrio parahaemolyticus
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