Streptobacillus moniliformis Bacteremia in a Pet Shop Employee: Case Report and Literature Review

Streptobacillus moniliformis Bacteremia in a Pet Shop Employee: Case Report and Literature Review

A 39-year-old pet shop employee who sustained a bite from one of his store's rats developed fever and arthritis. was cultured from the patient's blood, confirming a diagnosis of rat-bite fever. Treatment with standard antibiotics was successful. Although rat-bite fever is commonly consider...

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Veröffentlicht in:Open forum infectious diseases 2017-03, Vol.4 (2), p.ofx038
Hauptverfasser: Suzuki, Kiyozumi, Hirai, Yuji, Morita, Fujiko, Nakamura, Ayako, Uehara, Yuki, Naito, Toshio
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Zusammenfassung:A 39-year-old pet shop employee who sustained a bite from one of his store's rats developed fever and arthritis. was cultured from the patient's blood, confirming a diagnosis of rat-bite fever. Treatment with standard antibiotics was successful. Although rat-bite fever is commonly considered a zoonosis transmitted by wild or laboratory rats, our case emphasizes that it may be transmitted by pet animals as well.
ISSN:2328-8957
2328-8957
DOI:10.1093/ofid/ofx038