A case report of necrotizing fasciitis with growth of and .

J Surg Case Rep

Department of General Surgery, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, 19146, USA.

Published: October 2019

and are two facultative anaerobes that are common contaminants of human flora; namely the urinary tract, the female genital tract and the gastrointestinal tract. has been linked with abscesses, decubitus ulcers and purulent urethritis, while has been associated with urinary tract infections, bacteremia and Fournier's gangrene. Here we present a case report of an 84-year-old female patient found to have a necrotizing soft tissue infection caused by and To our knowledge, this is the first case report that documents as a causal agent of a necrotizing infection.

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