Flesh-eating bacteria infection after cleaning house after storm number 3

On September 27, information from Quang Ninh General Hospital said that the unit had just treated a male patient infected with Whitmore bacteria; also known as "flesh-eating" bacteria.

Doctor treats male patient with flesh-eating bacteria

A few days ago, Mr. PVK (45 years old, residing in Ha Long City, Quang Ninh) was hospitalized in a state of fatigue and high fever that lasted for many days without stopping. The male patient also said that the symptoms appeared after many days of wading through water and mud to clean up his house after storm No. 3.

According to Mr. K., during the treatment at home, he took fever reducers but the fever did not improve, so he was hospitalized for treatment. At the hospital, Mr. K. was taken for testing and the results showed that the patient had bacteremia caused by the bacteria Burkholderia Pseudomallei (Whitmore). The patient was monitored and actively treated by doctors at the Department of Tropical Diseases. Currently, the patient's health is stable, the fever has stopped and he is less tired.

Another case is patient TQT (49 years old, residing in Ha Lam Ward, Ha Long City), hospitalized with an open wound on the left leg, swelling, pain, edema with signs of pus and high fever.

Doctors diagnosed the patient with cellulitis of the left leg and monitored for sepsis. The patient said he fell on a broken tree branch, causing injuries, then had intermittent fever, chills, and swelling and ulcers in his leg. After a week of active treatment with the appropriate regimen, the patient's fever has now subsided, the wound is gradually recovering, and he will be discharged in the next few days.

Many infected patients hospitalized after storm No. 3 in Quang Ninh

Specialist II Doctor Luong Xuan Kien, Head of the Department of Tropical Diseases (Quang Ninh General Hospital), said that after storms, many microorganisms, garbage, waste... flowed into many places with the water, polluting water sources and food sources, increasing cases of disease and infection in the community.

Bacteria can cause disease through the respiratory tract or contact with polluted environments, especially bacteria that exist in dirty mud environments. The risk of infection is even higher for people with scratches on the skin.

Doctor Kien recommends that after the rainy season, people need to take measures to prevent skin diseases and infections, such as daily personal hygiene, washing hands with soap; and avoiding direct contact with soil and dirty water that has stagnated for a long time.

Especially when there are skin wounds, bleeding scratches; clean the house and environment with protective equipment immediately after the water recedes, clean the surface with disinfectant solutions. In addition, people need to eat cooked food and boiled water, avoid unsanitary food and contaminated water sources, and increase nutritional supplements to improve the immune system.

When there are unusual symptoms such as prolonged high fever, fatigue, loss of appetite, swelling and pain in some areas of the body or nausea, vomiting, digestive disorders, loose stools... you need to go to the hospital for timely examination and treatment.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/nhiem-khuan-thit-nguoi-khi-don-nha-sau-bao-so-3-185240927145900174.htm