Rat-bite acquired leptospirosis

Rat-bite acquired leptospirosis

We report a case of leptospirosis in a boy following a rat-bite, an unusual mode of transmission for this infection. The use of antibiotics for fever following a rat-bite is discussed.

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of infection 1987-07, Vol.15 (1), p.57-60
Hauptverfasser: Luzzi, G.A., Milne, Lorna M., Waitkins, Sheena A.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Animals
Bacterial diseases
Biological and medical sciences
Bites and Stings - complications
Child
Human bacterial diseases
Humans
Infectious diseases
Leptospira interrogans
Male
Medical sciences
Miscellaneous
Muridae
Tropical bacterial diseases
Weil Disease - transmission
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Zusammenfassung:We report a case of leptospirosis in a boy following a rat-bite, an unusual mode of transmission for this infection. The use of antibiotics for fever following a rat-bite is discussed.
ISSN:0163-4453
1532-2742
DOI:10.1016/S0163-4453(87)91451-4