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Three cases of invasive Erysipelothrix rhusipathiae infection, which is considered rare, presented to a hospital in Ubon Ratchathani, northeast Thailand during 2006. Patients presented with variable clinical manifestations including diffused cutaneous lesions, bacteremia and endocarditis. Erysipelothrix infection may be an emerging infection in immunocompromized individuals in Thailand.

Type

Journal

The Southeast Asian journal of tropical medicine and public health

Publication Date

05/2007

Volume

38

Pages

478 - 481

Addresses

Medical Department, Sappasithiprasong Hospital, Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand.

Keywords

Animals, Humans, Erysipelothrix, Erysipelothrix Infections, Adult, Middle Aged, Thailand, Female, Male