Rat bite fever caused by a kiss

Am J Emerg Med. 2016 Jun;34(6):1190.e3-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2015.11.051. Epub 2015 Dec 2.

Authors

Nicole M Vetter¹, Henry M Feder Jr², Richard M Ratzan³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT 06102. Electronic address: nvetter@uchc.edu.
² Department of Infectious Disease, Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Hartford, CT 06106.
³ Department of Emergency Medicine, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT 06102.

PMID: 26698680
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2015.11.051

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Animals
Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Child
Doxycycline / administration & dosage
Doxycycline / therapeutic use
Female
Humans
Pets / microbiology*
Rat-Bite Fever / diagnosis*
Rat-Bite Fever / drug therapy
Rat-Bite Fever / microbiology
Rat-Bite Fever / transmission*
Rats
Streptobacillus / isolation & purification
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Doxycycline