Lactobacillus gasseri causing Fournier's gangrene.
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.
Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Urology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA. Tleyjeh.imad@mayo.edu
Imad M
IM
Tleyjeh
Jonathan
J
Routh
Mohammed O
MO
Qutub
Garrett
G
Lischer
Kelly V
KV
Liang
Larry M
LM
Baddour
D003646:Debridement; D018934:Fournier Gangrene / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005832:Genital Diseases, Male / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007778:Lactobacillus / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010413:Penis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012611:Scrotum / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery