PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - J-M Andre AU - A M Freydiere AU - Y Benito AU - A Rousson AU - S Lansiaux AU - A Kodjo AU - C Mazzocchi AU - J-C Berthier AU - F Vandenesch AU - D Floret TI - Rat bite fever caused by <em>Streptobacillus moniliformis</em> in a child: human infection and rat carriage diagnosed by PCR AID - 10.1136/jcp.2005.026401 DP - 2005 Nov 01 TA - Journal of Clinical Pathology PG - 1215--1216 VI - 58 IP - 11 4099 - http://jcp.bmj.com/content/58/11/1215.short 4100 - http://jcp.bmj.com/content/58/11/1215.full SO - J Clin Pathol2005 Nov 01; 58 AB - A child owning pet rats developed an eruptive fever with blisters, polyarthritis, and spectacular desquamation of the hands. Streptobacillus moniliformis was identified after culture of the child’s blister fluid and was detected in rat samples by molecular methods. Such detection in the pet of a human victim of rat bite fever has not been reported previously.