Intracranial infection by Vibrio alginolyticus following injury in salt water
Year: 1986
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: A 20-year-old man presented with an epidural abscess 3 months after a seawater diving accident. Cultures of the abscess cavity obtained by surgical drainage revealed a pure culture of Vibrio alginolyticus. Marine vibrios may produce serious intracranial infection after head injury in salt water.
Source: Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Language: English
Subfield: Endocrinology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1572002588