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The corresponding medical records were reviewed, and the clinical data analyzed included demographics, epidemiology laboratory findings, physical examination, symptoms at presentation, antibiotic and surgical treatment, and outcome.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>In this study, 78.6% (11\/14) patients had a history of marine trauma (including fish stab, shrimp stab, crab splints and fish hook wounds), 7.1% (1\/14) had eaten seafood, and the remaining 14.3% (2\/14) had no definite cause. Isolation of <jats:italic>V. vulnificus<\/jats:italic> from clinical samples including blood, tissue, fester and secreta. 9 cases were positive for culture, 5 cases were detected synchronously by mNGS and got positive for <jats:italic>V. vulnificus<\/jats:italic>. 85.7% (12\/14) cases accepted surgical treatment, with 1 patient suffering finger amputated. 14 enrolled patients received appropriate antibiotic therapy, and all of them had recovered and discharged. 9 strains <jats:italic>V. vulnificus<\/jats:italic> isolated in this study were sensitive to most beta-lactam antibiotics, aminoglycosides, quinolones, etc.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p><jats:italic>Vibrio vulnificus<\/jats:italic> infection is a common water-exposed disease in Zhuhai, which requires identification of a number of pathogens. 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