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KMID : 0882420100780040523
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Korean Journal of Medicine
2010 Volume.78 No. 4 p.523 ~ p.526
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A case of acute bacterial meningitis caused by Vibrio vulnificus
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Kim Hyeon-Sik
Heo Sang-Taek
Bae In-Gyu
Lim Min-Hee
Kim Jae-Hee
Yun Seong-Eun
Kim Sun-Joo
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Abstract
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Vibrio vulnificus infects susceptible individuals who eat contaminated seafood or have an open wound that is exposed to seawater, The common symptoms are necrotizing wound infection, primary septicemia, and gastroenteritis, A 52-year-old man visited the emergency department complaining of drowsiness, Based on a cerebrospinal fluid analysis, he was diagnosed with acute bacterial meningitis, V, vulnificus was isolated from a blood culture, The patient responded to treatment with ceftriaxone and ciprofloxacin, We report a rare case of acute bacterial meningitis caused by V, vulnificus that was treated successfully,
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KEYWORD
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Vibrio vulnificus, Meningitis
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