Rat-bite fever septic arthritis: Illustrative case and literature review

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 791-797

  Dendle, C ^a   Woolley, I J ^a,b   Korman, T M ^a,b  

^a MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE; PENICILLIN G; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CELL COUNT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FEVER; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; MONARTHRITIS; NEUTROPHIL; POLYARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; RAT BITE FEVER; REVIEW; SEPSIS; STREPTOBACILLUS MONILIFORMIS; SYNOVIAL FLUID;

ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; BITES AND STINGS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RAT-BITE FEVER; STREPTOBACILLUS; SYNOVIAL FLUID;

EID: 33751249359     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-006-0224-x     Document Type: Review

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