title: [Intracerebral abscess after infection with non-toxigenic Vibrio cholerae].
abstract: We present the first case of intracerebral abscess after blood-borne infection with non-toxigenic Vibrio cholerae (non-01). The patient was a 66 year-old woman who was infected after swimming in Danish seawater during an unusually hot summer. She had predisposing haemochromatosis and a skin lesion on the ankle. We treated the patient with meropenem and ciprofloxacin for six weeks followed by ciprofloxacin for four weeks, and she recovered with hemiparesis and speech impairment. Marine Vibrio species may produce intracranial infection in predisposed individuals, even in temperate climate zones.
authors.affiliation: Epidemiklinikken, Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100 København Ø, Denmark. trine_ch@yahoo.dk
authors.forename: Trine
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Torp-Pedersen
authors.forename: Xiaohui Chen
authors.initials: XC
authors.lastname: Nielsen
authors.forename: Katharina E P
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Olsen
authors.forename: Toke S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Barfod
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017848:Blood-Borne Pathogens; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D003718:Denmark; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D012623:Seawater / Q000382:microbiology; D014735:Vibrio Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D044163:Vibrio cholerae non-O1 / Q000472:pathogenicity; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000382:microbiology