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  • Title: Broad range polymerase chain reaction for diagnosis of rat-bite fever caused by Streptobacillus moniliformis.
    Author: Berger C, Altwegg M, Meyer A, Nadal D.
    Journal: Pediatr Infect Dis J; 2001 Dec; 20(12):1181-2. PubMed ID: 11740332.
    Abstract:
    An 11-year-old boy presented with fever, vomiting, rash, limping and blisters on his feet after a finger bite by his domestic rat. Although cultures from blood, cerebrospinal fluid and urine remained negative, broad range polymerase chain reaction amplification of a part of the 16S rRNA gene followed by sequencing allowed the detection and identification of Streptobacillus moniliformis in blister fluid, thus confirming the suspected clinical diagnosis of rat-bite fever.
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