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Shop Tactical GearMarine Wound Infection: A Tactical Antibiotic Guide for Vibrio vulnificus, Mycobacterium marinum, and Aeromonas hydrophila
Vibrio vulnificus kills 1 in 5 patients it infects; Aeromonas hydrophila causes necrotizing fasciitis from a freshwater scratch; Mycobacterium marinum hides for weeks before presenting as a nodule on an angler's hand. Standard wound first aid misses every one of...
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