Yoon H J, Chun J, Kim J-H, Kang S-S, Na D-J
Department of Internal Medicine, Eulji University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
Int J STD AIDS. 2010 Sep;21(9):653-7. doi: 10.1258/ijsa.2010.009574.
Gardnerella vaginalis is typically associated with bacterial vaginosis in women. However, balanitis, urethritis, urinary tract infections and asymptomatic bacteraemia have also been described in men. Here we report a case of G. vaginalis septicaemia with infective endocarditis and septic emboli in the kidney and brain of an adult male.
阴道加德纳菌通常与女性细菌性阴道病相关。然而,男性也有发生龟头炎、尿道炎、尿路感染及无症状菌血症的报道。在此,我们报告一例成年男性因阴道加德纳菌败血症并发感染性心内膜炎,且在肾脏和脑部出现脓毒性栓子的病例。