Abstract

We present a case of Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae spondylodiscitis in an otherwise healthy man, occurring 1 year after exposure. The patient was cured after 6 weeks of treatment with amoxicillin followed by ciprofloxacin without surgery. Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae can cause severe osteoarticular infections with a delayed presentation following exposure to the pathogen.

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Title
Osteoarticular Infections Caused by Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae: Case Report and Literature Review
Author
Maillard, Alexis 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Wakim, Yara 1 ; Itani, Oula 1 ; Ousser, Fateh 2 ; Bleibtreu, Alexandre 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Caumes, Eric 3 ; Monsel, Gentiane 1 

1  Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Sorbonne Université, Pitié-Salpêtrière hospital, Assistance Publique–Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France 
2  Department of Bacteriology and Hygiene, Sorbonne Université, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Assistance Publique–Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France 
3  Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Sorbonne Université, Pitié-Salpêtrière hospital, Assistance Publique–Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France; Inserm Unité Mixte de Recheche-S 1136, Pierre Louis Institute of Epidemiology and Public Health, Paris, France 
Publication year
2021
Publication date
Oct 2021
Publisher
Oxford University Press
e-ISSN
23288957
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofab461
ProQuest document ID
3170969217
Copyright
© The Author(s) 2021. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Infectious Diseases Society of America. This work is published under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.