Rat bite fever caused by Streptobacillus moniliformis in a child: Human infection and rat carriage diagnosed by PCR

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 58, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1215-1216

  Andre, J M ^a   Freydiere, A M ^a   Benito, Y ^b   Rousson, A ^a   Lansiaux, S ^a   Kodjo, A ^c   Mazzocchi, C ^a   Berthier, J C ^a   Vandenesch, F ^b   Floret, D ^d  

^a HÔPITAL DEBROUSSE   (France)

^b HOSPICES CIVILS DE LYON   (France)

^c VETAGRO SUP   (France)

^d EDOUARD HERRIOT HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ERYTHROMYCIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BLISTER; CASE REPORT; DESQUAMATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYARTHRITIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RAT BITE FEVER; SAMPLE; SCHOOL CHILD; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS MONLIIFORMIS;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; CHILD; HAND DERMATOSES; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RAT-BITE FEVER; RATS; RODENT DISEASES; SKIN DISEASES, BACTERIAL; STREPTOBACILLUS;

EID: 27644441418     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2005.026401     Document Type: Article

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