Multiple choice

After medical check up, the doctor told the couple that their six month old baby is having a severe bacterial infection of a gram positive bacteria. Which of the following is a Gram-positive anaerobic rod which infects through skin abrasion in humans?

  1. Brucella

  2. Yersinia pestis

  3. L.monocytogenes

  4. Francisella tularensis

  5. Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae

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E Correct answer
Explanation

Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae, is a Gram-positive anaerobic rod, which infects through skin abrasion while handling contaminated animal products or soil. Generally, the organism produces an inflammatory skin lesion, on fingers or hand, which is violaceus and has a raised edge. It spreads peripherally, as the discolouration in the central area fades.