title: Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae pneumonia in an immunocompetent patient.
abstract: Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae is a Gram-positive bacillus that causes infections primarily in animals. In humans, this bacterium usually causes localized cutaneous infections called erysipeloid. Here we report a case of pneumonia with isolation of E. rhusiopathiae from bronchoalveolar lavage and sputum. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a pneumonia case caused by E. rhusiopathiae confirmed by culture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Medical Faculty, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, Turkey.
authors.forename: Meliha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Meric
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Medical Faculty, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sema
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Keceli Ozcan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D004888:Erysipelothrix / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004889:Erysipelothrix Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D013183:Sputum / Q000382:microbiology