Rat-bite fever: Difference between revisions

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Disease caused by Streptobacillus moniliformis in the North America and Europe and Spirillum minus in Asia

	Strep. moniliformis	Sp. minus
Organism	Gram-negative bacillus	Gram-negative coiled rod
Distribution	North America and Europe	Asia
Mode of transmission	Rate bite, ingestion	Rat bite
Clinical syndrome	Arthritis Rash Relapsing fever	Ulceration at bite Regional lymphadenopathy Rash Relapsing fever
Complications		More endocarditis
Diagnosis	Culture, PCR	Direct visualization, xenodiagnosis
Therapy	Penicillin G	Penicillin G

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