Isolation of Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae from a 55 year old man and a positive tracing of the infection to chicken-raising premise.
Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae was isolated from the swollen finger of a 55 year old man. The swelling was due to a peck by an infected chicken. Tracing the infection to the chicken-raising premises has proven that the bacterium was present in some of the chicken and manure samples.
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Microbiology Unit Botany Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
D000818:Animals; D002645:Chickens / Q000382:microbiology*; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D004888:Erysipelothrix / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000502:physiology; D004889:Erysipelothrix Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000635:transmission*; D005385:Fingers; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009355:Neomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010400:Penicillin G / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011201:Poultry Diseases; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology
D009355:Neomycin; D010400:Penicillin G