Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae endocarditis diagnosed by broad range 16s rRNA PCR gene sequencing

Balkhair, Abdullah; Lawati, Hatim Al; Riyami, Marwa Al; Alameddine, Tarek; Amin, Mohammed A.; Adawi, Badriya Al

doi:10.1016/j.idcr.2019.e00584

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“…Infection with E. rhusiopathiae has probably been underestimated so far and its identification may now be easier to achieve [19]. 16S rRNA gene sequencing has shown its usefulness in many clinical cases, particularly in cases of blood culture-negative endocarditis [20,21]. The use of a specific PCR has been reported in animal samples, especially for species serotyping [22], but seems to be of little use in human samples, due to the low prevalence of Erysipelothrix infection, and thus 16S PCR is plainly more relevant [21].…”

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A recurrent prosthetic joint infection caused by Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae: case report and literature review

Boukthir

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Arvieux

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Journal of Medical Microbiology

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Prosthetic knee joint infection caused by Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae is uncommon and only one case of recurrent infection has previously been described. Here, we describe the case of a 77-year-old male patient who was admitted to the teaching hospital of Rennes (France) with bilateral and nocturnal gonalgia evolving for 1 month. He had bilateral knee prosthesis 10 years ago, and a history of large B-cell lymphoma in remission. A diagnosis of infective endocarditis, with prosthetic knee infection, was made, with positive cultures of synovial fluids and blood; colonies of E. rhusiopathiae were identified by MALDI-TOF MS. Initial treatment involved debridement, implant retention surgery and intravenous amoxicillin (12 g day–1) for 6 weeks with gentamicin 3 mg kg–1 day–1 added for the first 4 days. One year later, a second episode of E. rhusiopathiae infection occurred, suggesting a recurrence or reinfection due to the same bacterial species. The patient was finally cured after a two-stage exchange with a cemented articulated spacer and a 3 month course of amoxicillin (12 g day–1, iv). Different characteristics of E. rhusiopathiae infection were discussed, with a review of all cases of prosthetic joint infections caused by Erysipelothrix species. This case highlights the need for a long-term survey of patients, and a good knowledge of their environment to avoid any risk of reinfection.

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A recurrent prosthetic joint infection caused by Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae: case report and literature review

Boukthir

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Arvieux

et al. 2022

Journal of Medical Microbiology

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Listeria and Erysipelothrix

Smith,

Harris

2023

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Listeria and Erysipelothrix are genera of small, non‐sporeforming, Gram‐positive bacilli that include the opportunistic human pathogens Listeria monocytogenes and Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae . The clinical presentation of an individual exposed to Listeria varies from asymptomatic to mild gastroenteritis to life‐threatening illness, depending on a combination of factors that include bacterial virulence, inoculum size, and underlying host defenses. Isolation of Listeria can be achieved from clinical specimens from normally sterile sites, including blood and cerebrospinal fluid. Typing of Erysipelothrix is used for the analysis of outbreaks in farmed animals and other epidemiologic purposes but has little clinical relevance in humans. Historically, strain typing was performed by serologic testing based on somatic and flagellar antigens. Due to the lack of resistant strains, breakpoints exist for susceptible results only.

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Listeria and Erysipelothrix

Gómez-Camarasa

2022

Encyclopedia of Infection and Immunity

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Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae endocarditis diagnosed by broad range 16s rRNA PCR gene sequencing

Cited by 6 publications

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A recurrent prosthetic joint infection caused by Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae: case report and literature review

A recurrent prosthetic joint infection caused by Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae: case report and literature review

Listeria and Erysipelothrix

Listeria and Erysipelothrix

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