Rat bite fever with osteomyelitis and discitis: case report and literature review
Abstract Background Rat bite fever (RBF) is a rare systemic febrile illness transmitted by rats. Streptobacillus moniliformis is a pleomorphic Gram-negative bacillus which is the usual etiologic organism for rat bite fever in the United States. Case presentation Here we present a case of rat bite fe...
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| Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-05-01
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| Series: | BMC Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-06172-x |