title: Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae bacteremia in a horse.
abstract: Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae serotype 5 was isolated from blood obtained antemortem from a horse with presenting problems of laminitis, uveitis, acute blindness, localized ventral edema and depression. The patient failed to respond to therapy and died 96 hours after the onset of clinical signs. Cultures of the lung postmortem yielded Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae serotype 5, Beta-hemolytic Streptococcus sp., Escherichia coli, Proteus sp., and Klebsiella sp.
authors.affiliation: Department of Large Animal Medicine and Surgery, Texas Veterinary Medical Center, Texas A & M University, College Station.
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Seahorn
authors.forename: G W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Brumbaugh
authors.forename: G K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Carter
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Wood
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001766:Blindness / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary; D004888:Erysipelothrix / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004889:Erysipelothrix Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D006736:Horses; D007794:Lameness, Animal / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D018805:Sepsis / Q000662:veterinary*