Streptobacillus moniliformis mitral valve endocarditis and septic arthritis: the challenges of diagnosing rat-bite fever endocarditis

• Prif Awduron: Daisy Torres-Miranda (Awdur), Madhi Moshgriz (Awdur), Marc Siegel (Awdur)
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• Cyhoeddwyd: MDPI AG, 2018-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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Streptobacillus moniliformis, the cause of rat-bite fever (RBF) in the United States, has rarely been reported as a cause of infectious endocarditis. In the majority of previously reported cases, the diagnosis was clinically based in patients with underlying valvular abnormalities in the setting of...