Fournier's gangrene caused by Actinomyces funkei, Fusobacterium gonidiaformans and Clostridium hathewayi

Anaerobe

Volumn 27, Issue , 2014, Pages 14-16

  Tena, Daniel ^a   Losa, Cristina ^a   Medina Pascual, María José ^b   Sáez Nieto, Juan Antonio ^b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE GUADALAJARA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

Actinomyces funkei; Anaerobic infection; Clostridium hathewayi; Fournier's gangrene; Fusobacterium gonidiaformans; Polymicrobial infection

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CEFTAZIDIME; CLINDAMYCIN; LINEZOLID; MEROPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; MOXIFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; RNA 16S; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ACTINOMYCES FUNKEI; AGED; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BLOOD PRESSURE; CASE REPORT; CLOSTRIDIUM HATHEWAYI; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEBRIDEMENT; FOURNIER GANGRENE; FUSOBACTERIUM GONIDIAFORMANS; HUMAN; INGUINAL PAIN; MALE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTION; SCROTAL SWELLING; SURGICAL INFECTION; ACTINOMYCES; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CLOSTRIDIUM; FUSOBACTERIUM; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY;

ACTINOMYCES; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CLOSTRIDIUM; DEBRIDEMENT; FOURNIER GANGRENE; FUSOBACTERIUM; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84897906353     PISSN: 10759964     EISSN: 10958274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2014.02.004     Document Type: Article

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