title: Vibrio alginolyticus bacteremia in an immunocompromised patient.
abstract: Vibrio alginolyticus, an extremely halophilic member of this genus, was isolated from multiple sets of blood cultures drawn during a septic crisis of a patient with osteogenic sarcoma. No identifiable source of this infection could be determined.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Janda
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Brenden
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: DeBenedetti
authors.forename: M O
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Constantino
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Robin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007108:Immune Tolerance; D008297:Male; D008441:Maxillary Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000150:complications*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000209:etiology*; D014733:Vibrio / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014735:Vibrio Infections / Q000209:etiology*