An unusual case of Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae prosthetic joint infection from the Canadian Arctic: whole genome sequencing unable to identify a zoonotic source

BACKGROUND: Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae is a zoonotic pathogen that causes erysipeloid and is most frequently associated with exposure to domestic swine. Infection of native and prosthetic joints is a rarely reported manifestation. CASE PRESENTATION: We describe a case of E. rhusiopathiae prostheti...

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Autores principales: Groeschel, Michael, Forde, Taya, Turvey, Shannon, Joffe, A. Mark, Hui, Catherine, Naidu, Prenilla, Mavrot, Fabien, Kutz, Susan, Singh, Ameeta E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6434803/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30909869
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-019-3913-7

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