Streptobacillus moniliformis right hand abscess and monoarthritis following a rat bite

Streptobacillus moniliformis is a zoonotic agent associated with rat bites. We present a patient with cellulitis, subcutaneous abscess, and septic mono-arthritis after a rat bite of the right hand. The patient had no systemic features of rat bite fever (RBF). S. moniliformis was cultured from purule...

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Main Authors: Silvio Wallemacq, Mony Hing, Bhavna Mahadeb, Yousra El Kaderi, Sophie Leemans, Evelyne Maillart, Philippe Clevenbergh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-01-01
Series:IDCases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250922002918