TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 281. Rat-Bite Fever A1 - Rubin, Lorry G. A2 - Rudolph, Colin D. A2 - Rudolph, Abraham M. A2 - Lister, George E. A2 - First, Lewis R. A2 - Gershon, Anne A. PY - 2011 T2 - Rudolph's Pediatrics, 22e AB - Rat-bite fever is an acute febrile illness that occurs as a result of a rodent bite, usually a rat. Two distinct microorganisms, Streptobacillus moniliformis and Spirillum minus, the agent of Soduka in Asia,1 cause this infection. S moniliformis, the main etiologic agent of rat-bite fever, is a fastidious, gram-negative, pleomorphic, and often filamentous and beaded facultative anaerobic bacillus.1,2 SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=7027679 ER -