2013•Journal of Clinical MicrobiologyOpen access

Septic Arthritis and Concern for Osteomyelitis in a Child with Rat Bite Fever

Dustin Daniel Flannery, Ibukunoluwa Akinboyo, Jennifer M. Ty, Lauren W. Averill, Abigail Freedman

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Rat bite fever is a rare infection usually caused by Streptobacillus moniliformis. A case of septic arthritis and possible osteomyelitis as sequelae of rat bite fever in a pediatric patient is described.

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Rat bite fever is a rare infection usually caused by Streptobacillus moniliformis. A case of septic arthritis and possible osteomyelitis as sequelae of rat bite fever in a pediatric patient is described.

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Rat bite fever is a rare infection usually caused by Streptobacillus moniliformis. A case of septic arthritis and possible osteomyelitis as sequelae of rat bite fever in a pediatric patient is described.

Key concepts: Septic arthritis, Osteomyelitis, Medicine, Arthritis, Gram-negative bacterial infections, Fever of unknown origin, Intensive care medicine, Immunology

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