A dangerous hobby? Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae bacteremia most probably acquired from freshwater aquarium fish handling.
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BORIS DOI
Date of Publication
August 2017
Publication Type
Article
Division/Institute
Contributor
Asimaki, E | |
Nolte, O | |
Strahm, C |
Series
Infection
ISSN or ISBN (if monograph)
0300-8126
Publisher
Springer-Medizin-Verlag
Language
English
Publisher DOI
PubMed ID
27873166
Description
Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae is a facultative anaerobic Gram-positive rod that occurs widely in nature and is best known in veterinary medicine for causing swine erysipelas. In humans, infections are rare and mainly considered as occupationally acquired zoonosis. A case of E. rhusiopathiae bacteremia most likely associated with home freshwater aquarium handling is reported. The route of transmission was probably a cut with the dorsal fin of a dead pet fish. A short review of clinical presentations, therapeutic considerations and pitfalls of E. rhusiopathiae infections in humans is presented.
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