Florida records a few dozen Vibrio vulnificus infections a year, and about one in five patients die. Who is at risk, how the wound presents, the CDC antibiotic regimen to start on suspicion, when to call surgery, and what to tell high-risk Florida patients.
Locally acquired dengue is now a Florida clinical reality. How to recognize the phases, order the right test by day of illness, manage safely, and report on suspicion.