Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae septic arthritis†
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Abstract
We describe herein the case of a man with Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae septic arthritis and possible infective endocarditis. This is the first report in the English-language medical literature of septic arthritis caused by this organism.