A fatal case of Vibrio vulnificus meningoencephalitis

The objective of this paper is to report a rare case of Vibrio vulnificus presenting as meningoencephalitis without a wound infection. Vibrio vulnificus is capable of causing severe and often fatal infections in susceptible individuals. It commonly causes necrotizing wound infections, primary septic...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical microbiology and infection 2003-06, Vol.9 (6), p.568-571
Hauptverfasser:	Kim, S.J., Kim, B.C., Kim, D.C., Kim, M.K., Cho, K.H., Seo, J.J., Shin, J.H.
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Bacterial diseases Bacterial diseases of the nervous system. Bacterial myositis Biological and medical sciences Blood Cell Count cerebrospinal fluid Human bacterial diseases Humans Infectious diseases Male Medical sciences meningoencephalitis Meningoencephalitis - blood Meningoencephalitis - mortality Meningoencephalitis - physiopathology Tropical medicine Vibrio Infections - blood Vibrio Infections - mortality Vibrio Infections - physiopathology Vibrio vulnificus Vibrio vulnificus - physiology
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