Rat bite fever caused by Streptobacillus notomytis mimicking pyogenic polyarthritis: A case report

We report the world’s sixth case of rat bite fever caused by Streptobacillus notomytis that mimicked pyogenic polyarthritis and required surgical debridement in combination with prolonged antibiotic therapy. This case report highlights the higher severity of rat bite fever caused by S. notomytis com...

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Autores principales: Pirogard, Nantaporn, Arromdee, Emvalee, Muangsomboon, Sorranart, Rattanaumpawan, Pinyo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2023
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10641602/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37965383
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2023.e01923
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Sumario:We report the world’s sixth case of rat bite fever caused by Streptobacillus notomytis that mimicked pyogenic polyarthritis and required surgical debridement in combination with prolonged antibiotic therapy. This case report highlights the higher severity of rat bite fever caused by S. notomytis compared to S. moniliformis.

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