Extraintestinal Vibrio infections in Mauritius

J Infect Dev Ctries. 2008 Oct 1;2(5):397-9. doi: 10.3855/jidc.205.

Abstract

Few extraintestinal Vibrio infections have been reported in the African region. We report 3 cases from Mauritius: one case of Vibrio alginolyticus otitis externa; one case of soft tissue infection caused by non-O1 Vibrio cholerae and Vibrio parahaemolyticus; and one fatal case of non-O1 V. cholerae cellulitis and septicaemia.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cellulitis / microbiology
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mauritius
  • Middle Aged
  • Otitis Externa / microbiology
  • Sepsis / microbiology
  • Soft Tissue Infections / microbiology
  • Vibrio Infections / microbiology*
  • Vibrio cholerae non-O1 / isolation & purification
  • Vibrio parahaemolyticus / isolation & purification