What a Rat Race: A Case Study of Rat Bite Fever in an Emergency Department.
Infectious disease
Rat bite
Rodent bite
Journal
Journal of emergency nursing
ISSN: 1527-2966
Titre abrégé: J Emerg Nurs
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 7605913
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Sep 2022
Sep 2022
Historique:
received:
06
07
2022
accepted:
06
07
2022
pubmed:
14
8
2022
medline:
14
9
2022
entrez:
13
8
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Rat bite fever is an acute illness caused by bacteria from rodents. In the United States, rat bite fever is considered rare; however, actual incidence is unknown because of lack of mandatory disease reporting requirements. Risk of development of rat bite fever after being bitten by a rat is approximately 10%. Early treatment is imperative as death is a potential complication. The following case study demonstrates the gravity of the syndrome.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35963786
pii: S0099-1767(22)00173-8
doi: 10.1016/j.jen.2022.07.001
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
583-585Informations de copyright
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