Vibrio vulnificus endometritis.
Vibrio vulnificus most frequently causes wound infections contracted after exposure to seawater or primary septicemias resulting from the consumption of raw oysters. We report a case of endometritis caused by V. vulnificus. The infection was apparently acquired during the act of sexual intercourse in seawater in an area in which V. vulnificus has been frequently isolated. The efficacy of treatment with an antimicrobial regimen which included tetracycline is discussed.
D000328:Adult; D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000382:microbiology*; D003075:Coitus; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004716:Endometritis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010400:Penicillin G / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012623:Seawater; D013781:Texas; D014733:Vibrio / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014735:Vibrio Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*
D004318:Doxycycline; D010400:Penicillin G