<i>Streptococcus constellatus</i> and Prevotella bivia Penile Abscess

doi:10.1100/tsw.2007.240

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TheScientificWorldJOURNAL
Volume 7 (2007), Pages 1631-1633
doi:10.1100/tsw.2007.240

Case Study

Streptococcus constellatus and Prevotella bivia Penile Abscess

Sandhya Nalmas,¹ Eliahu Bishburg,¹ and Trini Chan²

¹Division of Infectious Disease, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Newark, NJ, USA
²Department of Microbiology, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Newark, NJ, USA

Received 13 July 2007; Revised 14 August 2007; Accepted 21 August 2007

Academic Editor: Ziya Kirkali

Abstract

Streptococcus constellatus (S. constellatus) is known to cause abscesses in the oral, genitourinary, and gastrointestinal tracts, frequently in association with anaerobic bacteria. We report a rare case of S. constellatus and Prevotella bivia (P. bivia) causing a penile abscess, which was successfully treated with surgical drainage and antibiotic treatment.