title: Aeromonas meningitis complicating medicinal leech therapy.
abstract: Medicinal leeches have an important and expanding role in medicine, but infection can complicate their use. We describe a unique case of Aeromonas meningitis associated with the use of leech therapy to salvage a skin flap after central nervous system surgery.
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases Section, Saint Vincent's Catholic Medical Center, New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: John P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Ouderkirk
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bekhor
authors.forename: Glenn S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Turett
authors.forename: Raj
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Murali
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000333:Aeromonas / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000818:Animals; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007865:Leeches / Q000382:microbiology*; D024763:Leeching / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*