Rat-bite fever in a gerbil breeder.
A case of rat-bite fever caused by Streptobacillus moniliformis in a gerbil-breeder is described. Such a case has not been previously recorded.
Wilkins
E G
EG
Public Health Laboratory, St Mary's Hospital, Portsmouth, U.K.
Millar
J G
JG
Cockcroft
P M
PM
Okubadejo
O A
OA
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D005849:Gerbillinae; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011906:Rat-Bite Fever / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D013288:Streptobacillus / Q000302:isolation & purification
D010406:Penicillins