Tubo-ovarian abscess caused by Vibrio vulnificus.

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis

Department of Medicine, Scott & White Memorial Hospital and Clinic, Scott, Sherwood and Brindley Foundation, The Texas A&M University System Health Science Center College of Medicine, Temple, TX 76508, USA.

Published: February 2005

Vibrio vulnificus is a Gram-negative bacterium that causes an aggressive infection with high mortality, especially in patients with liver disease. Wound infections due to V. vulnificus occur via direct contamination of cutaneous tissues and can include the uterus. We report a case of V. vulnificus tubo-ovarian infection from an unusual method of acquisition in the Gulf of Mexico.

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