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Most commonly, invasive infection is seen in patients with predisposing risk factors including diabetes, immunocompromising conditions, alcohol use disorder or chronic kidney disease. The organism is highly susceptible to penicillin-class drugs which serve as first-line antimicrobial therapy with prolonged courses typically prescribed for invasive disease, given the predilection of this organism to cause endocarditis. In this report, we present an interesting case of a polymicrobial finger abscess with\n                    <jats:italic>E. rhusiopathiae<\/jats:italic>\n                    bacteraemia following laceration with a fish spine in an immunocompetent patient in Southern US state. 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