Erysipelothrix Rhusiopathiae Endocarditis and Presumed Osteomyelitis
Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae is known to cause infections in humans following exposure to decaying organic matter or animals colonized with the organism, such as swine and fish. Invasive infections with this organism are unusual and are manifested primarily as infective endocarditis. The present rep...
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| description | Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae is known to cause infections in humans following exposure to decaying organic matter or animals colonized with the organism, such as swine and fish. Invasive infections with this organism are unusual and are manifested primarily as infective endocarditis. The present report is believed to be the first to report a case of E rhusiopathiae endocarditis and presumptive osteomyelitis. E rhusiopathiae appears to have intrinsic resistance to vancomycin. Because vancomycin is often used empirically for the treatment of endocarditis, rapid differentiation of E rhusiopathiae> from other Gram-positive organisms is critical. In patients with endocarditis caused by a Gram-positive bacillus and epidemiological risk factors for E rhusiopathiae exposure, empirical treatment with vancomycin should be reconsidered. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5985fade35084f0382a91ddd469ca8bb2025-02-03T01:12:50ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases1180-23322001-01-0112425425610.1155/2001/912086Erysipelothrix Rhusiopathiae Endocarditis and Presumed OsteomyelitisMarc Romney0Stephen Cheung1Valentina Montessori2Division of Medical Microbiology, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, St Paulߣs Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, St Paulߣs Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, St Paulߣs Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaErysipelothrix rhusiopathiae is known to cause infections in humans following exposure to decaying organic matter or animals colonized with the organism, such as swine and fish. Invasive infections with this organism are unusual and are manifested primarily as infective endocarditis. The present report is believed to be the first to report a case of E rhusiopathiae endocarditis and presumptive osteomyelitis. E rhusiopathiae appears to have intrinsic resistance to vancomycin. Because vancomycin is often used empirically for the treatment of endocarditis, rapid differentiation of E rhusiopathiae> from other Gram-positive organisms is critical. In patients with endocarditis caused by a Gram-positive bacillus and epidemiological risk factors for E rhusiopathiae exposure, empirical treatment with vancomycin should be reconsidered.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2001/912086 |
| spellingShingle | Marc Romney Stephen Cheung Valentina Montessori Erysipelothrix Rhusiopathiae Endocarditis and Presumed Osteomyelitis Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases |
| title | Erysipelothrix Rhusiopathiae Endocarditis and Presumed Osteomyelitis |
| title_full | Erysipelothrix Rhusiopathiae Endocarditis and Presumed Osteomyelitis |
| title_fullStr | Erysipelothrix Rhusiopathiae Endocarditis and Presumed Osteomyelitis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Erysipelothrix Rhusiopathiae Endocarditis and Presumed Osteomyelitis |
| title_short | Erysipelothrix Rhusiopathiae Endocarditis and Presumed Osteomyelitis |
| title_sort | erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae endocarditis and presumed osteomyelitis |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2001/912086 |
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