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

• Main Authors: Daisy Torres-Miranda (Author), Madhi Moshgriz (Author), Marc Siegel (Author)
• Format: Knjiga
• Izdano: MDPI AG, 2018-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Teme: article
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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...