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dc.contributor.authorHofseth, Kristine
dc.contributor.authorDalen, Håvard
dc.contributor.authorKibsgaard, Leif
dc.contributor.authorNebb, Solrun
dc.contributor.authorKümmel, Angela
dc.contributor.authorMehl, Arne
dc.date.accessioned2018-06-06T11:27:26Z
dc.date.available2018-06-06T11:27:26Z
dc.date.created2017-06-15T11:20:30Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier.citationBMC Infectious Diseases. 2017, 17 (12), 1-5.nb_NO
dc.identifier.issn1471-2334
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11250/2500589
dc.description.abstractBackground: Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae is an established animal pathogen, which may cause infections in humans. It is a gram-positive rod and found in the tonsils or the digestive tracts of animals. The bacterium is occupationally related, as usually only people with frequent animal contacts are infected. We report a case of a patient who was admitted with an infectious tenosynovitis with bloodstream infection due to E. rhusiopathiae, and to our knowledge, this is the first report of a tenosynovitis with systemic manifestation associated with this bacterium. Case presentation: A 52-year old Norwegian man, who worked with transportation of swine cadavers, was admitted to the local hospital with sepsis and unknown focus of infection. A few days earlier he had an injury to the skin of one of his fingers that later proved to be infected with E. rhusiopathiae. There were no other causes for his symptoms than the infectious tenosynovitis with systemic manifestation. The infection resolved on treatment with antibiotics and surgery. A transoesophageal echocardiogram was performed to exclude endocarditis, which may be associated with this pathogen. Conclusions: This case report highlights the importance of clinicians being aware of this bacterium, and we describe risk factors for infection, differences in the clinical manifestations of the disease, challenges with diagnosing the bacterium and adverse effects of immunosuppressive drugs. Recommended treatment is appropriate antibiotic therapy and adequate debridement and surgical drainage of the tendon sheath.nb_NO
dc.language.isoengnb_NO
dc.publisherSpringer Naturenb_NO
dc.rightsNavngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal*
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dc.titleInfectious tenosynovitis with bloodstream infection caused by Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae, a case report on an occupational pathogennb_NO
dc.typeJournal articlenb_NO
dc.typePeer reviewednb_NO
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionnb_NO
dc.source.pagenumber1-5nb_NO
dc.source.volume17nb_NO
dc.source.journalBMC Infectious Diseasesnb_NO
dc.source.issue12nb_NO
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s12879-016-2102-1
dc.identifier.cristin1476293
dc.description.localcode© The Author(s). 2017 Open Access This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated.nb_NO
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