Bacteremia by Streptobacillus moniliformis: First Case Described in Spain

Torres, Luís; López, Ana Isabel; Escobar, S.; Marne, C; Marco, Maria L.; Pérez, M.; Verhaegen, Jan

doi:10.1007/s10096-003-0891-9

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“…The colonies that formed on the ATCC medium 488 agar appeared translucent and greyish white. When cultured in the ATCC medium 488 broth, cotton‐puff‐like colonies, which were typical in the culture of S. moniliformis (10–13), showed agglomeration (Fig. 2a).…”

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Detection ofStreptobacillusspp. in feral rats by specific polymerase chain reaction

Kimura

Tamada²,

Suzuki

et al. 2008

Microbiology and Immunology

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Streptobacillus moniliformis is an etiological agent of rat-bite fever and Haverhill fever in human infection. As the currently available methods for identifying the causative bacteria are not satisfactory, we attempted to establish them by PCR using newly designed primers for the 16S rRNA gene of S. moniliformis. We then determined the prevalence of Streptobacillus spp. in two species of feral rats that inhabit an urban region in Japan, because information on the prevalence of the bacteria in feral rats is obscure. The use of PCR with newly designed primers showed that an extremely high proportion of R. norvegicus harbored the bacteria (61/66, 92%), whereas the prevalence was only 58% in R. rattus (30/52). The nucleotide sequence analysis of the 16S rRNA gene of Streptobacillus spp. isolated from oral swabs of feral rats showed at least two different types of bacteria among isolates from R. norvegicus and R. rattus.

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Detection ofStreptobacillusspp. in feral rats by specific polymerase chain reaction

Kimura

Tamada²,

Suzuki

et al. 2008

Microbiology and Immunology

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“…For roughly a century, the Streptobacillus genus contained only one species, Streptobacillus moniliformis, which was first isolated from the blood of a patient who had been bitten by a rat (Schottmüller, 1914). Streptobacillus moniliformis is the causative agent of streptobacillary rat bite fever (Levaditi et al, 1925) and had been also associated with bacteraemia (Torres et al, 2003), endocarditis (Kondruweit et al, 2007) and cutaneous abscesses (Vasseur et al, 1993) among others. Streptobacillus moniliformis is found naturally in the nasopharynx (Strangeways, 1933), larynx, upper trachea (Paegle et al, 1976) and middle ears of rats (Koopman et al, 1991).…”

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The microbial community structure of the cotton rat nose

Chaves‐Moreno

Plumeier

Kahl

et al. 2015

Environ Microbiol Rep

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The cotton rat nose is commonly used as a model for Staphylococcus aureus colonization, as it is both physiologically and anatomically comparable to the human nares and can be easily colonized by this organism. However, while the colonization of the human anterior nares has been extensively studied, the microbial community structure of cotton rat noses has not been reported so far. We describe here the microbial community structure of the cotton rat (Sigmodon hispidus) nose through next-generation sequencing of 16S rRNA gene amplicons covering the V1-V2 region and the analysis of nearly full length 16S rRNA genes of the major phylotypes. Roughly half of the microbial community was composed of two undescribed species of the genus Campylobacter, with phylotypes belonging to the genera Catonella, Acholeplasma, Streptobacillus and Capnocytophaga constituting the predominant community members. Thus, the nasal community of the cotton rat is uniquely composed of several novel bacterial species and may not reflect the complex interactions that occur in human anterior nares. Mammalian airway microbiota may, however, be a rich source of hitherto unknown microbes.

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“…Penicillin is the treatment of choice for RBF, and the duration of intravenous therapy is at least seven days in adult patients 10 . Without treatment, the infection can persist and the mortality rate can be as high as 10%, or even higher (53%) in endocarditis patients 4 .…”

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“…Symptoms of RBF include fever, chills, headache, vomiting, migrating arthralgia, myalgia, and rash 4 . The true incidence of this disease is unknown 2,3 and there have been few reported cases throughout Europe [3][4][5][6][7][8] . This case is a reminder for healthcare workers to consider the diagnosis of RBF in patients exhibiting febrile syndromes after coming in contact with a rat.…”

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A rare cause of vertebral osteomyelitis: the first case report of rat-bite fever in Portugal

Pena

Jordão

Simões

et al. 2020

Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop.

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Rat-bite fever is a rarely diagnosed illness caused by Streptobacillus moniliformis. Although this disease is distributed worldwide, there have been few cases reported in Europe. Here, we report a case of vertebral osteomyelitis and sternoclavicular septic arthritis caused by S. moniliformis in a Portuguese patient previously bitten by a rat. Laboratory diagnosis was performed using molecular identification. This is the first case report of rat-bite fever in Portugal. The case described here serves as a reminder for physicians to consider this diagnosis in patients who have developed fever syndromes after being in contact with rodents.

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Bacteremia by Streptobacillus moniliformis: First Case Described in Spain

Cited by 29 publications

References 10 publications

Detection ofStreptobacillusspp. in feral rats by specific polymerase chain reaction

Detection ofStreptobacillusspp. in feral rats by specific polymerase chain reaction

The microbial community structure of the cotton rat nose

A rare cause of vertebral osteomyelitis: the first case report of rat-bite fever in Portugal

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