| Ref. . | Age/Sex . | Rat Exposure . | Underlying Condition . | Visiting Time From Onset . | Clinical Features . | Complications . | Blood Cultures . | Identification Method . | Antimicrobial Treatment . | Treatment Duration . | Outcome . |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Present case | 39/M | Bite, scratch | None | 5 days | Fever, headache, arthralgia, axillary lymphadenopathy | Arthritis | Positive | MALDI-TOF | Ceftriaxone + oral doxycycline; oral amoxicillin | 28 days | Cured |
| [5] | 24/M | Scratched by cage | None | 9–10 days | Fever, malaise, bodyache, arthralgia, dyspnea, vomiting | Endocarditis, myocardial abscess | Positive | NR | Ampicillin/ sulbactam; ceftriaxone; various | 45 days | Died |
| [8] | 52/F | Bite | None | 2 days | Headache, abdominal pain, diarrhea, lethargy, axillary lymphadenopathy, myalgia, arthralgia | Hypotension, thrombocytopenia, multiple organ failure | Positive | 16S rRNA | Ciprofloxacin + metronidazole + vancomycin | 12 hours | Died |
| [15] | 60/F | Bite | Breast cancer | 21 days | Fever, polyarthralgia | Arthritis | Negative | 16S rRNA | Penicillin; oral rifampicin + clindamycin | 28 days | Cured |
| Ref. . | Age/Sex . | Rat Exposure . | Underlying Condition . | Visiting Time From Onset . | Clinical Features . | Complications . | Blood Cultures . | Identification Method . | Antimicrobial Treatment . | Treatment Duration . | Outcome . |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Present case | 39/M | Bite, scratch | None | 5 days | Fever, headache, arthralgia, axillary lymphadenopathy | Arthritis | Positive | MALDI-TOF | Ceftriaxone + oral doxycycline; oral amoxicillin | 28 days | Cured |
| [5] | 24/M | Scratched by cage | None | 9–10 days | Fever, malaise, bodyache, arthralgia, dyspnea, vomiting | Endocarditis, myocardial abscess | Positive | NR | Ampicillin/ sulbactam; ceftriaxone; various | 45 days | Died |
| [8] | 52/F | Bite | None | 2 days | Headache, abdominal pain, diarrhea, lethargy, axillary lymphadenopathy, myalgia, arthralgia | Hypotension, thrombocytopenia, multiple organ failure | Positive | 16S rRNA | Ciprofloxacin + metronidazole + vancomycin | 12 hours | Died |
| [15] | 60/F | Bite | Breast cancer | 21 days | Fever, polyarthralgia | Arthritis | Negative | 16S rRNA | Penicillin; oral rifampicin + clindamycin | 28 days | Cured |
Abbreviations: F, female; M, male; MALDI-TOF, matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight; NR, not reported; rRNA, ribosomal ribonucleic acid.
| Ref. . | Age/Sex . | Rat Exposure . | Underlying Condition . | Visiting Time From Onset . | Clinical Features . | Complications . | Blood Cultures . | Identification Method . | Antimicrobial Treatment . | Treatment Duration . | Outcome . |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Present case | 39/M | Bite, scratch | None | 5 days | Fever, headache, arthralgia, axillary lymphadenopathy | Arthritis | Positive | MALDI-TOF | Ceftriaxone + oral doxycycline; oral amoxicillin | 28 days | Cured |
| [5] | 24/M | Scratched by cage | None | 9–10 days | Fever, malaise, bodyache, arthralgia, dyspnea, vomiting | Endocarditis, myocardial abscess | Positive | NR | Ampicillin/ sulbactam; ceftriaxone; various | 45 days | Died |
| [8] | 52/F | Bite | None | 2 days | Headache, abdominal pain, diarrhea, lethargy, axillary lymphadenopathy, myalgia, arthralgia | Hypotension, thrombocytopenia, multiple organ failure | Positive | 16S rRNA | Ciprofloxacin + metronidazole + vancomycin | 12 hours | Died |
| [15] | 60/F | Bite | Breast cancer | 21 days | Fever, polyarthralgia | Arthritis | Negative | 16S rRNA | Penicillin; oral rifampicin + clindamycin | 28 days | Cured |
| Ref. . | Age/Sex . | Rat Exposure . | Underlying Condition . | Visiting Time From Onset . | Clinical Features . | Complications . | Blood Cultures . | Identification Method . | Antimicrobial Treatment . | Treatment Duration . | Outcome . |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Present case | 39/M | Bite, scratch | None | 5 days | Fever, headache, arthralgia, axillary lymphadenopathy | Arthritis | Positive | MALDI-TOF | Ceftriaxone + oral doxycycline; oral amoxicillin | 28 days | Cured |
| [5] | 24/M | Scratched by cage | None | 9–10 days | Fever, malaise, bodyache, arthralgia, dyspnea, vomiting | Endocarditis, myocardial abscess | Positive | NR | Ampicillin/ sulbactam; ceftriaxone; various | 45 days | Died |
| [8] | 52/F | Bite | None | 2 days | Headache, abdominal pain, diarrhea, lethargy, axillary lymphadenopathy, myalgia, arthralgia | Hypotension, thrombocytopenia, multiple organ failure | Positive | 16S rRNA | Ciprofloxacin + metronidazole + vancomycin | 12 hours | Died |
| [15] | 60/F | Bite | Breast cancer | 21 days | Fever, polyarthralgia | Arthritis | Negative | 16S rRNA | Penicillin; oral rifampicin + clindamycin | 28 days | Cured |
Abbreviations: F, female; M, male; MALDI-TOF, matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight; NR, not reported; rRNA, ribosomal ribonucleic acid.
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