Department of Internal Medicine II, Universities of Giessen and Marburg Lung Center, member of the German Center for Lung Research, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany.
Institute of Medical Microbiology, Justus Liebig University Giessen, and German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site Giessen-Marburg-Langen, Giessen, Germany.
Clin Infect Dis. 2021 May 18;72(10):1826-1829. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa968.
Rat bite fever (RBF) is predominantly caused by Streptobacillus moniliformis. We report a human infection with Streptobacillus felis. Clinical presentation was consistent with RBF, but serologic testing was negative for S moniliformis. Eventually, S felis-specific sequences were detected in skin lesions of the patient and in the oropharynx of local cats.
鼠咬热(RBF)主要由念珠状链杆菌引起。我们报告了一例由猫咬链杆菌引起的人类感染。临床表现与 RBF 一致,但血清学检测对 S moniliformis 呈阴性。最终,在患者的皮肤损伤处和当地猫的口咽部检测到了 S felis 特异性序列。