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Case Reports
. 1987 Jul;15(1):57-60.
doi: 10.1016/s0163-4453(87)91451-4.

Rat-bite acquired leptospirosis

G A Luzzi  1 , L M Milne, S A Waitkins
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Case Reports

Rat-bite acquired leptospirosis

G A Luzzi et al. J Infect. 1987 Jul.

Abstract

We report a case of leptospirosis in a boy following a rat-bite, an unusual mode of transmission for this infection. The use of antibiotics for fever following a rat-bite is discussed.

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