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Case Reports
. 2017 Aug;45(4):557-562.
doi: 10.1007/s15010-016-0966-z. Epub 2016 Nov 21.

A dangerous hobby? Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae bacteremia most probably acquired from freshwater aquarium fish handling

E Asimaki  1 , O Nolte  2 , G Overesch  3 , C Strahm  4
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A dangerous hobby? Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae bacteremia most probably acquired from freshwater aquarium fish handling

E Asimaki et al. Infection. 2017 Aug.
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Abstract

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.

Keywords: Bacteremia; Endocarditis; Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae; Fish; Freshwater aquarium.

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