Actinotignum schaalii Caught for the Second Time in Fournier's Gangrene!

2021 
Actinotignum schaalii, a Gram-positive rod residing in the urinary tract, is responsible for urinary tract infections and their complications including but not limited to bacteremia and sepsis. A. schaalii is increasingly being detected in body fluid specimens owing to advancements in PCR techniques. This report describes an interesting case of an adult diabetic patient managed for Fournier's gangrene. A. schaalii was detected in the PCR of his wound cultures. To the best of our knowledge, this is the second case of A. schaalii as the causative agent for Fournier's gangrene.
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