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1: Med Mal Infect. 2007 May;37(5):293-4. Epub 2007 Jan 25.Click here to read Links

[Pet-rat bite fever and septic arthritis: molecular identification of Streptobacillus moniliformis]

[Article in French]

Mignard S, Aubry-Rozier B, de Montclos M, Llorca G, Carret G.

Laboratoire de bactériologie, centre hospitalier Lyon Sud, chemin du Grand-Revoyet, 69495 Pierre-Bénite, France. sophie.mignard@chu-lyon.fr

Pet-rat bite fever is a relatively rare disease consecutive to a rat bite or scratch. The authors report a case of septic arthritis following a pet rat bite. Streptobacillus moniliformis was identified in the knee synovial fluid and identified by 16S rRNA sequencing. This is a rapid and efficient tool for identification of fastidious bacterium. The patient was cured by an amoxicillin treatment.

PMID: 17257794 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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