Recognising rat-bite fever-a rare metastatic infection with Streptobacillus moniliformis.

Lancet Infect Dis

Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada; Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.

Published: January 2024

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