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Lactobacillus gasseri causing Fournier's gangrene.

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Tleyjeh, IM; Routh, J; Qutub, MO; Lischer, G; Liang, KV; Baddour, LM
Published in: Scand J Infect Dis
2004

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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Scand J Infect Dis

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ISSN

0036-5548

Publication Date

2004

Volume

36

Issue

6-7

Start / End Page

501 / 503

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Scrotum
  • Penis
  • Middle Aged
  • Microbiology
  • Male
  • Lactobacillus
  • Humans
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections
  • Genital Diseases, Male
  • Fournier Gangrene
 

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Tleyjeh, I. M., Routh, J., Qutub, M. O., Lischer, G., Liang, K. V., & Baddour, L. M. (2004). Lactobacillus gasseri causing Fournier's gangrene. Scand J Infect Dis, 36(6–7), 501–503. https://doi.org/10.1080/00365540410015916
Tleyjeh, Imad M., Jonathan Routh, Mohammed O. Qutub, Garrett Lischer, Kelly V. Liang, and Larry M. Baddour. “Lactobacillus gasseri causing Fournier's gangrene.Scand J Infect Dis 36, no. 6–7 (2004): 501–3. https://doi.org/10.1080/00365540410015916.
Tleyjeh IM, Routh J, Qutub MO, Lischer G, Liang KV, Baddour LM. Lactobacillus gasseri causing Fournier's gangrene. Scand J Infect Dis. 2004;36(6–7):501–3.
Tleyjeh, Imad M., et al. “Lactobacillus gasseri causing Fournier's gangrene.Scand J Infect Dis, vol. 36, no. 6–7, 2004, pp. 501–03. Pubmed, doi:10.1080/00365540410015916.
Tleyjeh IM, Routh J, Qutub MO, Lischer G, Liang KV, Baddour LM. Lactobacillus gasseri causing Fournier's gangrene. Scand J Infect Dis. 2004;36(6–7):501–503.
Journal cover image

Published In

Scand J Infect Dis

DOI

ISSN

0036-5548

Publication Date

2004

Volume

36

Issue

6-7

Start / End Page

501 / 503

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Scrotum
  • Penis
  • Middle Aged
  • Microbiology
  • Male
  • Lactobacillus
  • Humans
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections
  • Genital Diseases, Male
  • Fournier Gangrene