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

Publikation

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

Wissenschaftlicher Artikel/Review - 21.11.2016

Asimaki E, Nolte O, Overesch G, Strahm Carol

Zitation

Asimaki E, Nolte O, Overesch G, Strahm C. A dangerous hobby? Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae bacteremia most probably acquired from freshwater aquarium fish handling. Infection 2016; 45:557-562.

Art

Wissenschaftlicher Artikel/Review (Englisch)

Zeitschrift

Infection 2016; 45

Veröffentlichungsdatum

21.11.2016

eISSN (Online)

1439-0973

Seiten

557-562

Kurzbeschreibung/Zielsetzung

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.