Acute Tetraplegia Caused by Rat Bite Fever in Snake Keeper and Transmission of Streptobacillus moniliformis

Emerging Infectious Diseases

关键词: acute tetraplegia;    rat bite fever;    snake keeper;    transmission;    Streptobacillus moniliformis;    bacteria;   

DOI  :  10.3201/eid2304.161987

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

We report acute tetraplegia caused by rat bite fever in a 59-year old man (snake keeper) and transmission of Streptobacillus moniliformis. We found an identical characteristic bacterial pattern in rat and human samples, which validated genotyping-based evidence for infection with the same strain, and identified diagnostic difficulties concerning infection with this microorganism.

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