Erschienen in:
01.08.2011 | Case Report
Rat bite fever with flexor tenosynovitis: case report and review
verfasst von:
Daemon Dewing, Rakhi Nayar, Paul McArthur
Erschienen in:
European Journal of Plastic Surgery
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Ausgabe 4/2011
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Abstract
The term rat bite fever (RBF) designates pyrexia and systemic disease caused by the gram-negative bacteria Streptobacillus moniliformis, common in North American and European rats, and transmitted by their bite. Despite low transmission rates of 10%, this systemic disease has a mortality of around 15% when untreated and has serious consequences for at risk populations such as the immune compromised.