title: Rat-bite fever: An uncommon cause of fever and rash in a 9-year-old patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire.
authors.forename: Allen P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Miraflor
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire.
authors.forename: Ladan
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Davallow Ghajar
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire; The Department of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York.
authors.forename: Sathyaseelan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Subramaniam
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire.
authors.forename: Francine B
authors.initials: FB
authors.lastname: de Abreu
authors.affiliation: Division of Dermatology, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire.
authors.forename: Mari Paz
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Castanedo-Tardan
authors.affiliation: Division of Dermatology, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire.
authors.forename: Faramarz H
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Samie
authors.affiliation: Division of Dermatology, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire.
authors.forename: Julianne Anderson
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Mann
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire.
authors.forename: Alison Volpe
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Holmes
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire.
authors.forename: Gregory J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Tsongalis
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire.
authors.forename: Shaofeng
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yan
keywords: PCR, polymerase chain reaction; RBF, rat-bite fever; Streptobacillus moniliformis; bp, base pair; maculopapular rash; rat-bite fever