Abstract

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.

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Title
Shewanella-Related Bacteremia and Fournier's Gangrene: A Case Report
Author
Tommy Hing-cheung Tang 1 ; Cheng, Naomi Hua-yin 2 ; Ho, Roy Tsz-chung 1 ; Chan, Helen Shuk-ying 1 ; Lam, Kwok-wai 1 ; Jimenez, Xavier 3 ; Tak-chiu, Wu 1 

 Departments of Medicine 
 Pathology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong, China 
 Pennsylvania Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia 
Publication year
2016
Publication date
Summer 2016
Publisher
Oxford University Press
e-ISSN
23288957
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
3170974859
Copyright
© The Author 2016. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.