First case of osteomyelitis due to Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae: pubic osteomyelitis in a gored farmer
We report the first proven case of osteomyelitis due to Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae. This infection occurred almost 20 years after traumatic inoculation of the bacterium, when the patient was gored by one of his cows. Diagnosis was made by bone biopsies, and treatment included rifampicin and levofl...
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| author | E. Denes Y. Camilleri F. Fiorenza C. Martin |
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| description | We report the first proven case of osteomyelitis due to Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae. This infection occurred almost 20 years after traumatic inoculation of the bacterium, when the patient was gored by one of his cows. Diagnosis was made by bone biopsies, and treatment included rifampicin and levofloxacin for 3 months. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b18f0b7f0033489e9e0e2e0c0b0846fd2022-12-21T23:56:50ZengElsevierInternational Journal of Infectious Diseases1201-97121878-35112015-01-0130C13313410.1016/j.ijid.2014.11.015First case of osteomyelitis due to Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae: pubic osteomyelitis in a gored farmerE. Denes0Y. Camilleri1F. Fiorenza2C. Martin3Infectious Diseases Department, Limoges Teaching Hospital, FranceRadiology Department, Limoges Teaching Hospital, FranceOrthopaedics Surgery Department, Limoges Teaching Hospital, FranceBacteriology Laboratory, Limoges Teaching Hospital, FranceWe report the first proven case of osteomyelitis due to Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae. This infection occurred almost 20 years after traumatic inoculation of the bacterium, when the patient was gored by one of his cows. Diagnosis was made by bone biopsies, and treatment included rifampicin and levofloxacin for 3 months.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971214017044Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiaepubic osteomyelitisbone infectionosteitiscowpubic boneosteomyelitis |
| spellingShingle | E. Denes Y. Camilleri F. Fiorenza C. Martin First case of osteomyelitis due to Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae: pubic osteomyelitis in a gored farmer International Journal of Infectious Diseases Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae pubic osteomyelitis bone infection osteitis cow pubic bone osteomyelitis |
| title | First case of osteomyelitis due to Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae: pubic osteomyelitis in a gored farmer |
| title_full | First case of osteomyelitis due to Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae: pubic osteomyelitis in a gored farmer |
| title_fullStr | First case of osteomyelitis due to Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae: pubic osteomyelitis in a gored farmer |
| title_full_unstemmed | First case of osteomyelitis due to Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae: pubic osteomyelitis in a gored farmer |
| title_short | First case of osteomyelitis due to Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae: pubic osteomyelitis in a gored farmer |
| title_sort | first case of osteomyelitis due to erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae pubic osteomyelitis in a gored farmer |
| topic | Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae pubic osteomyelitis bone infection osteitis cow pubic bone osteomyelitis |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971214017044 |
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