Table 1 |
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Summary of reported cases of Streptobacillus moniliformis arthritis. |
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Study |
Age in years, sex |
Underlying diseases |
Rat exposure |
Potential contact with rats |
Clinical presentation other than joint pain |
Joint(s) involved |
Treatment |
Duration in days |
Outcome |
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Mandel [15] |
77, M |
NR |
Bite |
Occupation (farmer) |
Fever, anorexia, skin pustule |
Both ankles and wrists, left sternoclavicular joint |
Cloxacillin and ampicillin; penicillin G |
2 14 |
Cured |
|
Anderson & Marrie [16] |
79, M |
Oosteomyelitis of hands, Paget's disease |
Bite |
Occupation (farmer) |
Fever and chills |
Both knees |
Penicillin G; penicillin V |
28 14 |
Cured |
|
Rumley et al. [17] |
48, M |
NR |
None |
Occupation (warehouse fork lift operator) |
Fever, headache, cough, hoarseness, sore throat |
Left wrist and right shoulder |
Nafcillin and gentamicin |
28 |
Cured |
|
Holroyd et al. [18] |
59, M |
Alcoholism, pulmonary tuberculosis, chronic seizure disorder |
None |
NR |
None |
Small joints of hand, wrist, both knees, ankles and shoulders |
Ticarcillin and gentamicin; penicillin G |
NR 10 |
Cured |
|
Fordham et al. [19] |
63, M |
NR |
None |
Occupation (pig farmer) |
Fever, rash, anorexia, malaise |
Both ankles, right knee |
Flucloxacillin; vancomycin |
NR |
Cured |
|
Hockam et al. [20] |
12, M |
None |
Scratch |
Pet |
Fever, rash, skin pustule |
Right hip |
Arthrotomy, cefuroxime; ceftriaxone |
21 |
Cured |
|
Downing et al. [21] |
13, M |
None |
Bite |
Pet |
Fever |
Right hip |
Arthrotomy; penicillin G; amoxicillin |
42 |
Cured |
|
Stehle et al. [22] |
72, M |
Osteomyelitis of knees with total knee replacement bilaterally |
Bite |
Animal lover, picking up rat near trashcans |
None |
Right elbow, 3rd left metacarpophalangeal, both knees |
Antibiotics |
NR |
Cured |
|
Wallet et al. [23] |
56, F |
NR |
Bite |
Pet |
None |
Right knee, left ankle, left shoulder, left elbow, left wrist |
Penicillin G and ofloxacin; clindamycin and rifampin |
NR |
Cured |
|
Thong & Barkham [24] |
62, M |
NR |
Bite |
NR |
None |
Both wrists, small joints of hands, right knee, right ankle, left foot |
Ciprofloxacin and doxycycline; penicillin G |
NR 28 |
Cured |
|
Legout et al. [25] |
60, F |
Carcinoma of breast |
Bite |
Occupation (pet shop employee) |
None |
Both knees, elbows, ankles, hands |
Penicillin; rifampin and clindamycin |
28 |
Cured |
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Current case |
58, F |
Osteomyelitis of knees |
Bite |
Traveling |
Fever |
Left wrist and right knee |
Arthrotomy; cloxacillin; ampicillin |
3 21 |
Cured |
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NR, not reported. |
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Wang and Wong BMC Infectious Diseases 2007 7:56 doi:10.1186/1471-2334-7-56 |
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