In:
European Journal of Microbiology and Immunology, Akademiai Kiado Zrt., Vol. 10, No. 3 ( 2020-10-14), p. 186-191
Abstract:
We report a case of a chronic mesotympanic otitis media with a smelly purulent secretion from both ears and recurrent otalgia over the last five years in a six-year-old girl after swimming in the German Baltic Sea. Besides Staphylococcus aureus a non-O1/non-O139 Vibrio cholerae strain could be isolated from patient samples. An antibiotic therapy with ciprofloxacin and ceftriaxone was administered followed by atticotomy combined with tympanoplasty. We conclude that V. cholerae should not be overlooked as a differential diagnosis to otitis infections, especially when patients present with extra-intestinal infections after contact with brackish- or saltwater aquatic environments.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
2062-8633
DOI:
10.1556/1886.2020.00013
Language:
Unknown
Publisher:
Akademiai Kiado Zrt.
Publication Date:
2020
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2652327-9
