%0 Journal Article
%T Catfish bite case report
%J Wilderness and environmental medicine
%D 2019
%A LeBlond, Lawrence
%V ePub
%N ePub
%P ePub-ePub
%X Although catfish are found worldwide and commonly consumed in the southern United States, fatal infections from catfish are rare. Edwardsiella tarda is a bacterium known to cause gastrointestinal distress most commonly, but extraintestinal infections are a rarely considered danger for those acquiring, preparing, and consuming aquatic animals. Susceptible to all gram-negative active antibiotics, it is easily treated except in immunocompromised hosts, such as those with malignancy, diabetes, and hepatic dysfunction.<br><br>Copyright © 2019 Wilderness Medical Society. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I Elsevier Publishing
%@ 1080-6032
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wem.2019.04.004