Rat bite fever with flexor tenosynovitis: case report and review
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Daemon Dewing & Rakhi Nayar & Paul McArthur
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2011
Description
The term rat bite fever (RBF) designates pyrexia and systemic disease caused by the gram-negative bacteria Streptobacillus moniliformis, common in North American and European rats, and transmitted by their bite. Despite low transmission rates of 10%, this systemic disease has a mortality of around 15% when untreated and has serious consequences for at risk populations such as the immune compromised.
Eur J Plast Surg (2011) 34:293–295 DOI 10.1007/s00238-010-0461-1 Received: 23 March 2010 / Accepted: 25 May 2010 / Published online: 22 June 2010
