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