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Septic arthritis and concern for osteomyelitis in a child with rat bite fever.

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Flannery, DD; Akinboyo, I; Ty, JM; Averill, LW; Freedman, A
Published in: J Clin Microbiol
June 2013

Rat bite fever is a rare infection usually caused by Streptobacillus moniliformis. A case of septic arthritis and possible osteomyelitis as sequelae of rat bite fever in a pediatric patient is described.

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J Clin Microbiol

DOI

EISSN

1098-660X

Publication Date

June 2013

Volume

51

Issue

6

Start / End Page

1987 / 1989

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Streptobacillus
  • Rat-Bite Fever
  • Radiography
  • Osteomyelitis
  • Microbiology
  • Male
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Infant
  • Humans
  • Hip
 

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Flannery, D. D., Akinboyo, I., Ty, J. M., Averill, L. W., & Freedman, A. (2013). Septic arthritis and concern for osteomyelitis in a child with rat bite fever. J Clin Microbiol, 51(6), 1987–1989. https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.03139-12
Flannery, Dustin D., Ibukunoluwa Akinboyo, Jennifer M. Ty, Lauren W. Averill, and Abigail Freedman. “Septic arthritis and concern for osteomyelitis in a child with rat bite fever.J Clin Microbiol 51, no. 6 (June 2013): 1987–89. https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.03139-12.
Flannery DD, Akinboyo I, Ty JM, Averill LW, Freedman A. Septic arthritis and concern for osteomyelitis in a child with rat bite fever. J Clin Microbiol. 2013 Jun;51(6):1987–9.
Flannery, Dustin D., et al. “Septic arthritis and concern for osteomyelitis in a child with rat bite fever.J Clin Microbiol, vol. 51, no. 6, June 2013, pp. 1987–89. Pubmed, doi:10.1128/JCM.03139-12.
Flannery DD, Akinboyo I, Ty JM, Averill LW, Freedman A. Septic arthritis and concern for osteomyelitis in a child with rat bite fever. J Clin Microbiol. 2013 Jun;51(6):1987–1989.

Published In

J Clin Microbiol

DOI

EISSN

1098-660X

Publication Date

June 2013

Volume

51

Issue

6

Start / End Page

1987 / 1989

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Streptobacillus
  • Rat-Bite Fever
  • Radiography
  • Osteomyelitis
  • Microbiology
  • Male
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Infant
  • Humans
  • Hip