Abstract
Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae is the causative agent of swine erysipelas. Systemic infections caused by E. rhusiopathiae are rare, but often (90%) associated with endocarditis. In about 60% of cases endocarditis develops on normal heart valves, and despite appropriate antibiotic therapy about one-third of the patients requires valve replacement. We report the case of a housewife, who developed a mitral valve endocarditis due to E. rhusiopathiae after preparing meat for the Turkish "Festival of Sacrifice".
Publication types
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Case Reports
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English Abstract
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
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Bacteremia / diagnosis
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Bacteremia / drug therapy
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Bacteremia / microbiology
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Bacteriological Techniques
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Ceftriaxone / therapeutic use
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Echocardiography, Transesophageal
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Emigrants and Immigrants*
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Endocarditis, Bacterial / transmission*
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Erysipeloid / diagnosis
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Erysipeloid / drug therapy
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Erysipeloid / transmission*
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Erysipelothrix*
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Female
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Finger Injuries / complications
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Follow-Up Studies
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Food Microbiology*
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Heart Valve Diseases / microbiology*
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Holidays*
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Humans
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Infusions, Intravenous
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Meat / microbiology*
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Microbial Sensitivity Tests
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Middle Aged
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Mitral Valve*
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Penicillin G / therapeutic use
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Sheep
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Switzerland
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Turkey / ethnology
Substances
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Ceftriaxone
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Penicillin G