title: Wound infection associated with Vibrio alginolyticus.
abstract: A 42-year-old man had an infected ulcerated lesion of the anterior aspect of the right lower extremity. Vibrio alginolyticus was twice isolated from the lesion. Emphasis is placed on the clinical and laboratory characteristics of this organism and its differentiation from other halophilic vibrios.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg; D008297:Male; D012874:Skin Diseases, Infectious / Q000382:microbiology*; D014733:Vibrio / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000502:physiology; D014735:Vibrio Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000382:microbiology*