Shewanella-Related Bacteremia and Fournier's Gangrene: A Case Report
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Tommy H. C. Tang; Kwok-wai Lam; Tak-chiu Wu; Naomi Hua-yin Cheng; Roy Tsz-chung Ho; Helen Shuk-Ying Chan; Jimenez Xavier
- Source
- Open Forum Infectious Diseases
- Subject
- inorganic chemicals
0301 basic medicine
Shewanella
medicine.medical_specialty
030106 microbiology
Shewanella algae
Shewanella putrefaciens
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Fournier s gangrene
medicine
030212 general & internal medicine
bacteremia
Gangrene
biology
business.industry
Surgical debridement
Fournier gangrene
equipment and supplies
medicine.disease
biology.organism_classification
Surgery
Infectious Diseases
Fournier's gangrene
Oncology
Bacteremia
bacteria
Brief Reports
business
- Language
- ISSN
- 2328-8957
Shewanella algae and Shewanella putrefaciens have been implicated for causing serious infections in humans, including disseminated infection. We report the possible first case of Shewanella-related Fournier's gangrene and bacteremia caused in a 65-year-old Chinese male with nephrotic syndrome. He was successfully managed by surgical debridement and antibiotic therapy.