TY - JOUR T1 - Rat bite fever caused by <em>Streptobacillus moniliformis</em> in a child: human infection and rat carriage diagnosed by PCR JF - Journal of Clinical Pathology JO - J Clin Pathol SP - 1215 LP - 1216 DO - 10.1136/jcp.2005.026401 VL - 58 IS - 11 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 Y1 - 2005/11/01 UR - http://jcp.bmj.com/content/58/11/1215.abstract N2 - 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. ER -