title: Rat bite fever: a case report of a Kenyan.
abstract: Rat bite fever has not been reported from Kenya previously. A case of 17 year old Kenyan male who was diagnosed to have rat bite fever after a bite of domestic rat is described. The history, clinical features and demonstration of spirillum like organisms from a thick blood film suggest infection due to spirillum minus. The patient recovered completely after a course of penicillin and gentamicin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi.
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Bhatt
authors.forename: N B
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Mirza
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D005839:Gentamicins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011906:Rat-Bite Fever / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D005839:Gentamicins; D010406:Penicillins