A Japanese patient with a rare case of Streptobacillus moniliformis bacteremia. Issue 12 (December 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Okamori, Satoshi; Nakano, Minoru; Nakamura, Mitsunobu; Takahashi, Eiji; Hasuike, Toshikazu; Nakamura, Yoshihiko; Aizawa, Daisuke
• Is Part Of: Journal of infection and chemotherapy. Volume 21:Issue 12(2015:Dec.)
• Page Start: 877
• Page End: 878
• Publication Date: 2015-12
• Subjects: Streptobacillus moniliformis -- Rat-bite fever -- Severe sepsis; Chemotherapy -- Periodicals; Infection -- Periodicals; Communicable diseases -- Chemotherapy -- Periodicals; 615.5805
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jiac.2015.08.003
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1341-321X

Abstract

Abstract: Streptobacillus moniliformis is the etiological agent of rat-bite fever, a rare disease in Asia that is difficult to diagnose. We describe an elderly patient living in rat-infested conditions who presented with severe sepsis. He was successfully treated with meropenem, and blood culture revealed infection with S. moniliformis .