A Rare Cause of a Scrotal Abscess due to the Symbiotic Infection of Gardnerella vaginalis and Prevotella bivia in an Adult Male
| Autor: | Fabian Dammann, Anthony Bekasiak, Claudia Nader |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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0301 basic medicine
Microbiology (medical) Adult male scrotal abscess 030106 microbiology ved/biology.organism_classification_rank.species lcsh:Medicine Case Report gardnerella vaginalis medicine.disease_cause Prevotella bivia Microbiology 03 medical and health sciences prevotella bivia 0302 clinical medicine Immunology and Allergy Medicine Gardnerella vaginalis Urethritis 030212 general & internal medicine Molecular Biology sexually transmitted infections Scrotal abscess General Immunology and Microbiology business.industry Genitourinary system ved/biology lcsh:R Balanitis male genitourinary infection medicine.disease Infectious Diseases Bacterial vaginosis business bacterial vaginosis |
| Zdroj: | Pathogens, Vol 9, Iss 2, p 93 (2020) Pathogens |
| ISSN: | 2076-0817 |
| Popis: | Gardnerella vaginalis (G. vaginalis) is the major bacteria detected in women with bacterial vaginosis (BV). Prevotella bivia (P. bivia) has been demonstrated to show a symbiotic relationship with G. vaginalis. Some men have been shown to be colonized with G. vaginalis in their urogenital or anorectal tracts, however genitourinary infections in males, including balanitis and urethritis, due to this organism appear to be much less common. In this report, we summarize previous cases of men with G. vaginalis infection, and we present a rare and unusual case of a unilateral scrotal abscess caused by G. vaginalis in co-infection with P. bivia. |
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