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#idboardreview 30 M chef, 2 🐈4 🐀 pets w/close contact, no bites/scratches present w/ diffuse maculopapular, non-blanching slightly palpable rash some petechiae involves palms/soles. Tender swollen R knee, L Ankle/wrist. #IdMedEd #IDTwitter #medEd ImageImage
Rat-bite fever is a bacterial infection caused by #Streptobacillus moniliformis, which is more common in North America, and Spirillum minus, which is more common in Asia journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/CM…
Exposure to #Streptobacillus #moniliformis may involve contact with rat’s saliva or excreta; bite is not necessary to transmit infection. Groups at higher risk: exposure to rats/rodents, snake owners, pet store workers, lab tech, inhabitants of crowded urban dwellings. IP 10d
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