title: Actinobaculum schaalii causing Fournier's gangrene.
abstract: Actinobaculum schaalii, which belongs to the group of Gram-positive rods, is difficult to culture. Using molecular genetics, Actinobaculum schaalii could be identified as a causing microorganism in a case of Fournier's gangrene.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Ziekenhuisnetwerk Antwerpen, Stuivenberg, Antwerp, Belgium. isabelle_vandenbempt@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Isabelle
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Vanden Bempt
authors.forename: Stefanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Van Trappen
authors.forename: Ilse
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Cleenwerck
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: De Vos
authors.forename: Kim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Camps
authors.forename: Annemie
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Celens
authors.forename: Martine
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Van De Vyvere
mesh_terms: D000191:Actinomycetaceae / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D018934:Fournier Gangrene / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S