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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, May 2005, p. 2537-2541, Vol. 43, No. 5
0095-1137/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.43.5.2537-2541.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

CASE REPORT

Listeria-Associated Arthritis in a Patient Undergoing Etanercept Therapy: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Georg Schett,1* Petra Herak,1 Winfried Graninger,2 Josef S. Smolen,1 and Martin Aringer1

Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria,1 Division of Rheumatology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria2

Received 31 October 2004/ Returned for modification 16 December 2004/ Accepted 7 January 2005

Listeriosis can be a cause of infectious arthritis. Here, we present a case of articular listeriosis in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis receiving treatment with etanercept, a tumor necrosis factor antagonist. We review the literature of articular listeriosis and discuss the role of tumor necrosis factor blockade in precipitating listeriosis.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Internal Medicine III, Division of Rheumatology, University of Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, A-1090 Vienna, Austria. Phone: 43-1-40400-4300. Fax: 43-1-40400-4306. E-mail: georg.schett{at}meduniwien.ac.at.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, May 2005, p. 2537-2541, Vol. 43, No. 5
0095-1137/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.43.5.2537-2541.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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