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Rat Bite Fever Due to Streptobacillus Moniliformis
PRESENT CASE. The patient, D. G., born on 1st January, 1929, is the second child in a family of three sons and one daughter of well-to-do parents. There is nothing of importance in the family history or the previous history of the boy. Before his present illness he was in good health, was about 5 feet 9j inches in height, and weighed, in his clothes, about 101 stone. The family are city dweller...
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Last Updated: August 2013 Importance Rat bite fever is a human illness that can be caused by two different bacteria, Streptobacillus moniliformis and Spirillum minus. Although this disease is readily cured with antibiotics, untreated infections are sometimes fatal. Both S. moniliformis and Sp. minus are acquired primarily from rodents, especially rats. At one time, rat bite fever was mainly a h...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1945
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.2.4420.386