title: Vibrio alginolyticus Associated Chronic Myringitis Acquired in Mediterranean Waters of Turkey.
abstract: Vibrio alginolyticus was originally classified as biotype 2 of Vibrio parahaemolyticus. Most clinical isolates are recovered from superficial wounds or the external ear infections. V. alginolyticus is acknowledged to be nearly nonpathogenic in humans. The reason for presence of V. alginolyticus's virulence is uncertain. We describe a chronic myringitis case in a 47-year-old female due to V. alginolyticus. According to her anamnesis, it was detected that she had sea bathing history in Mugla Coast in Turkey. Pure isolation of V. alginolyticus was obtained from external auditory canal's culture. Investigation and antimicrobial susceptibility of the isolate were performed by the automatized BD Phoenix system and Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion method, respectively. The bacteria were sensitive to all antibiotics. This case was presented to pay attention to Vibrio alginolyticus infections.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Mugla Sitki Kocman University, 48000 Mugla, Turkey.
authors.forename: Burak Ekrem
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Citil
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Mugla Sitki Kocman University, 48000 Mugla, Turkey.
authors.forename: Serhan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Derin
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Mugla Sitki Kocman University, 48000 Mugla, Turkey.
authors.forename: Funda
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sankur
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Mugla Sitki Kocman University, 48000 Mugla, Turkey.
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sahan
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Unye State Hospital, 52300 Ordu, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mahmut Ugur
authors.initials: MU
authors.lastname: Citil