Rat bite fever caused by Streptobacillus moniliformis in a child: human infection and rat carriage diagnosed by PCR
2005
A child owning pet rats developed an eruptive fever with blisters, polyarthritis, and spectacular desquamation of the hands. Streptobacillus moniliformis was identified after culture of the child’s blister fluid and was detected in rat samples by molecular methods. Such detection in the pet of a human victim of rat bite fever has not been reported previously.
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