Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae bacteremia following a cat bite
Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae is a major causative organism of swine erysipelas, but the infection has rarely occurred in humans. A soft-tissue infection with this organism is described as “erysipeloid.” Most reported cases in human are related to occupational exposure. Endocarditis is a common compl...
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| author | Ken-ichiro Kobayashi Tomoaki Kawano Shinsuke Mizuno Kenji Kubo Nobuhiro Komiya Satoko Otsu |
| author_facet | Ken-ichiro Kobayashi Tomoaki Kawano Shinsuke Mizuno Kenji Kubo Nobuhiro Komiya Satoko Otsu |
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| description | Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae is a major causative organism of swine erysipelas, but the infection has rarely occurred in humans. A soft-tissue infection with this organism is described as “erysipeloid.” Most reported cases in human are related to occupational exposure. Endocarditis is a common complication of E. rhusiopathiae bacteremia in human.We report the case of a previously healthy 52-year-old Japanese female who presented with fever and an inflamed hand after being bitten by a stray cat. Blood culture was positive for E. rhusiopathiae, but no sign of infective endocarditis was observed. It may be prudent to consider E. rhusiopathiae infection in patients with animal bites. Keywords: Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae, Animal bites, Bacteremia |
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| spelling | doaj.art-df61815c67d545c4961ceb10b47ef60d2022-12-21T22:23:17ZengElsevierIDCases2214-25092019-01-0118Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae bacteremia following a cat biteKen-ichiro Kobayashi0Tomoaki Kawano1Shinsuke Mizuno2Kenji Kubo3Nobuhiro Komiya4Satoko Otsu5Department of Infectious Diseases, Japanese Red Cross Wakayama Medical Center, Japan; Corresponding author at: Department of Infectious Diseases, Japanese Red Cross Wakayama Medical Center, 4-20 Komatsubara-dori, Wakayama-City, Wakayama, 6408558, Japan.Department of Clinical Laboratory, Japanese Red Cross Wakayama Medical Center, JapanDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Japanese Red Cross Wakayama Medical Center, JapanDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Japanese Red Cross Wakayama Medical Center, JapanDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Japanese Red Cross Wakayama Medical Center, JapanDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Japanese Red Cross Wakayama Medical Center, JapanErysipelothrix rhusiopathiae is a major causative organism of swine erysipelas, but the infection has rarely occurred in humans. A soft-tissue infection with this organism is described as “erysipeloid.” Most reported cases in human are related to occupational exposure. Endocarditis is a common complication of E. rhusiopathiae bacteremia in human.We report the case of a previously healthy 52-year-old Japanese female who presented with fever and an inflamed hand after being bitten by a stray cat. Blood culture was positive for E. rhusiopathiae, but no sign of infective endocarditis was observed. It may be prudent to consider E. rhusiopathiae infection in patients with animal bites. Keywords: Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae, Animal bites, Bacteremiahttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250919302409 |
| spellingShingle | Ken-ichiro Kobayashi Tomoaki Kawano Shinsuke Mizuno Kenji Kubo Nobuhiro Komiya Satoko Otsu Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae bacteremia following a cat bite IDCases |
| title | Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae bacteremia following a cat bite |
| title_full | Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae bacteremia following a cat bite |
| title_fullStr | Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae bacteremia following a cat bite |
| title_full_unstemmed | Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae bacteremia following a cat bite |
| title_short | Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae bacteremia following a cat bite |
| title_sort | erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae bacteremia following a cat bite |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250919302409 |
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