Caused rat-bite fever by streptobacillus moniliformis infection;Rattenbissfieber. Infektion mit Streptobacillus moniliformis

Monatsschrift fur Kinderheilkunde

Volumn 145, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 473-476

  Freunek, K ^a,c   Turnwald Maschler, A ^b   Pannenbecker, J ^a  

^a Kinderklinik am Mönchberg   (Germany)

^b Laborarztliche Gemeinschaftspraxis   (Germany)

^c NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

amoxicillin clavulanate; rat bite fever; streptobacillus moniliformis

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CLAVULANIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; RASH; RAT BITE FEVER; STREPTOBACILLUS;

EID: 0030961641     PISSN: 00269298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001120050143     Document Type: Article

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