title: Prosthetic valve endocarditis caused by Streptobacillus moniliformis: a case of rat bite fever.
abstract: We report a case of rat bite fever caused by Streptobacillus moniliformis in Taiwan. It manifested as prosthetic valve endocarditis, which was cured by cardiac valve replacement and antimicrobial therapy. The DNA sequence of the 16S rRNA gene of S. moniliformis was detected in valve specimens by PCR and nucleotide sequencing.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, No. 138, Sheng Li Road, Tainan 704, Taiwan. winston@mail.ncku.edu.tw
authors.forename: Po-Lin
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Nan-Yao
authors.initials: NY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Jing-Jou
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Yu-Jen
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Hung-Mo
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Chia-Ming
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Hsin-Chun
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Nai-Ying
authors.initials: NY
authors.lastname: Ko
authors.forename: Chao-Han
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.forename: Wen-Chien
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Ko
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D011906:Rat-Bite Fever / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013288:Streptobacillus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013624:Taiwan
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S