Cerebral absces med Vibrio cholerae non-01 efter badning i dansk havvand

Trine Torp-Pedersen, Xiaohui Chen Nielsen, Katharina E P Olsen, Toke S Barfod

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Abstract

We present the first case of intracerebral abscess after blood-borne infection with non-toxigenic Vibrio cholerae (non-01). The patient was a 66 year-old woman who was infected after swimming in Danish seawater during an unusually hot summer. She had predisposing haemochromatosis and a skin lesion on the ankle. We treated the patient with meropenem and ciprofloxacin for six weeks followed by ciprofloxacin for four weeks, and she recovered with hemiparesis and speech impairment. Marine Vibrio species may produce intracranial infection in predisposed individuals, even in temperate climate zones.

Original languageEnglish
JournalUgeskrift for Laeger
Volume174
Issue number8
Pages (from-to)498-9
Number of pages2
ISSN0041-5782
Publication statusPublished - 20 Feb 2012

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