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Rat Bite Fever and Streptobacillus moniliformis

Rat bite fever, caused by Streptobacillus moniliformis, is a systemic illness classically characterized by fever, rigors, and polyarthralgias. If left untreated, it carries a mortality rate of 10%. Unfortunately, its nonspecific initial presentation combined with difficulties in culturing its causat...

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Main Author: Elliott, Sean P.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2007
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1797630/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17223620
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/CMR.00016-06
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