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Prolonged Colonization or Freshwater Exposure?

Atreyi Mukherji, MD; Suzanne Schroeder, MT(ASCP); Cynthia Deyling, MD; Gary W. Procop, MD

Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2000;126:790-791.

Otitis externa and otitis media are commonly encountered in clinical practice. We report an unusual case of otitis externa, which was caused by Vibrio alginolyticus, several months after saltwater exposure. Clinicians need to be aware of this unusual pathogen, especially in refractory cases of ear infections.

From the Departments of Infectious Diseases (Dr Mukherji), Clinical Pathology, Section of Clinical Microbiology (Ms Schroeder and Dr Procop), and Family Practice (Dr Deyling), Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio.