Abstract
Vibrio vulnificus is a salt requiring marine vibrio. It is a human pathogen with a predilection for extraintestinal sites of infection. This is a report of V vulnificus meningitis in a boy with thalassemia that developed three days after he ate raw oysters. This case points out several important aspects of pathogenesis and a recommendation for preventing V vulnificus infections in susceptible hosts.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 784-786 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Pediatrics |
| Volume | 82 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| State | Published - Jan 1 1988 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
