title: Rat-bite fever: a cautionary tale.
abstract: We present the first ever report of streptobacillary rat-bite fever in New Zealand. The patient was a young man who was admitted with systemic sepsis. He presented with a high fever, hypotension, and tender axillary lymphadenopathy. He had been bitten by a rat a week earlier. Blood cultures grew Streptobacillus moniliformis, thus confirming the diagnosis. The literature on rat-bite fever is also reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Waikato Hospital, Hamilton.
authors.forename: Renukadas
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sakalkale
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mansell
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Whalley
authors.forename: Kim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wisnewski-Smith
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Harte
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Reeve
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011906:Rat-Bite Fever / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D051381:Rats; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents