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Rat bite fever with osteomyelitis and discitis: case report and literature review.

Steven H Adams1, Rahul Mahapatra2,3.   

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Rat bite fever (RBF) is a rare systemic febrile illness transmitted by rats. Streptobacillus moniliformis is a pleomorphic Gram-negative bacillus which is the usual etiologic organism for rat bite fever in the United States. CASE
PRESENTATION: Here we present a case of rat bite fever complicated by vertebral osteomyelitis and discitis. The patient revealed an exposure history of being bitten by pet rats. The patient's symptoms dramatically improved with a six-week course of cephalexin therapy.
CONCLUSIONS: It is important to obtain a thorough zoonotic exposure history and maintain rat bite fever in the differential when considering potential causes of discitis and osteomyelitis.

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Keywords:  Case report; Discitis; Rat bite fever; Vertebral osteomyelitis

Year:  2021        PMID： 34039283     DOI： 10.1186/s12879-021-06172-x

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  BMC Infect Dis        ISSN： 1471-2334            Impact factor:   3.090


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Review 1.  Rat bite fever and Streptobacillus moniliformis.

Authors:  Sean P Elliott
Journal:  Clin Microbiol Rev       Date:  2007-01       Impact factor: 26.132

2.  Streptobacillus moniliformis as the causative agent in spondylodiscitis and psoas abscess after rooster scratches.

Authors:  Damien Dubois; Frédéric Robin; Damien Bouvier; Julien Delmas; Richard Bonnet; Olivier Lesens; Claire Hennequin
Journal:  J Clin Microbiol       Date:  2008-06-18       Impact factor: 5.948

3.  Rat-bite fever complicated by vertebral osteomyelitis: A case report.

Authors:  Ryota Sato; Akira Kuriyama; Michitaka Nasu
Journal:  J Infect Chemother       Date:  2016-03-02       Impact factor: 2.211

4.  Septic arthritis and concern for osteomyelitis in a child with rat bite fever.

Authors:  Dustin D Flannery; Ibukunoluwa Akinboyo; Jennifer M Ty; Lauren W Averill; Abigail Freedman
Journal:  J Clin Microbiol       Date:  2013-04-03       Impact factor: 5.948
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1.  Rat bite fever in a patient with human immunodeficiency virus.

Authors:  Lauren Bougioukas; Emily Vicks; Andrew J Hale; Jean Dejace; Sean Bullis
Journal:  IDCases       Date:  2022-06-06

2.  Septic Polyarthritis Caused by Streptobacillus moniliformis.

Authors:  Ali Uddin; Tung Phan; Mohamed Yassin
Journal:  Emerg Infect Dis       Date:  2021       Impact factor: 6.883
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