Case study of rare incidence of gas gangrene caused by Raoultella ornithinolytica.

Gas gangrene is a bacterial infection that produces gas in tissues. It is fast spreading, potentially life-threatening and needs to be addressed promptly. In this case report, we present a patient that presented with gangrene of his left foot. He was first seen in the emergency room where blood cultures and x-rays were obtained. The patient was then promptly treated with OR debridement of the site and the cultures obtained intraoperatively revealed a rare organism, Klebsiella ornithinolytica (currently called Raoultella ornithinolytica ). In addition to the OR debridement, the patient was treated with 6 weeks of IV antibiotics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]