Emerging Infectious Diseases (Mar 2024)

Streptobacillus moniliformis and IgM and IgG Immune Response in Patient with Endocarditis

  • Philipp Mathé,
  • Katja Schmidt,
  • Viktoria Schindler,
  • Ahmad Fawzy,
  • Tilman Schultze,
  • Reinhard E. Voll,
  • David Pauli,
  • Milena Popova,
  • Franziska Schauer,
  • Tobias Eisenberg

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3003.230917
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 30, no. 3
pp. 608 – 610

Abstract

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We describe a case of endocarditis caused by Streptobacillus moniliformis bacteria, a known cause of rat-bite fever, in a 32-year-old woman with pet rats in Germany. The patient had a strong serologic response, with high IgM and IgG titers. Serologic analysis is a promising tool to identify S. moniliformis bacterial infection.

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