A rare and serious consequence of a rat bite

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 279-280

  Downing, N D ^a   Dewnany, G D ^a   Radford, P J ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arthrotomy; Hip; Rat bite fever; Septic arthritis; Streptobacillus

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; PENICILLIN G;

ADOLESCENT; ARTHROTOMY; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; BITE WOUND; CASE REPORT; FECES; HIP DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; RAT BITE FEVER; SALIVA; STREPTOBACILLUS; STREPTOBACILLUS MONILIFORMIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND IRRIGATION;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; MALE; RAT-BITE FEVER; RATS; STREPTOBACILLUS;

EID: 0034918790     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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