Lactobacillus gasseri Causing Fournier's Gangrene
Authors:
Imad M. Tleyjeh a;
Jonathan Routh a;
Mohammed O. Qutub a;
Garrett Lischer a;
Kelly V. Liang a;
Larry M. Baddour a
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DOI:
10.1080/00365540410015916
Publication Frequency:
10 issues per year
Published in:
Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases,
Volume
36,
Issue
6 &
7
January
2004
, pages 501
- 503
Subject:
Infectious Diseases;
Number of References: 11
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Abstract
Fournier's gangrene is characterized as an aggressive necrotizing process caused by a polymicrobial infection that includes virulent organisms. We report the first case of Fournier's gangrene caused by a low-virulence organism, Lactobacillus gasseri.
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