What a Rat Race: A Case Study of Rat Bite Fever in an Emergency Department
| العنوان: | What a Rat Race: A Case Study of Rat Bite Fever in an Emergency Department |
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| المؤلفون: | Kelly Bedner, Elizabeth Crago |
| المصدر: | Journal of emergency nursing. 48(5) |
| سنة النشر: | 2022 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Rat-Bite Fever, Humans, Bites and Stings, Emergency Nursing, Emergency Service, Hospital, Streptobacillus |
| الوصف: | 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. |
| تدمد: | 1527-2966 |
| الوصول الحر: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::7cadf0fcc86454d686142430821ad9cdTest https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35963786Test |
| حقوق: | CLOSED |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsair.doi.dedup.....7cadf0fcc86454d686142430821ad9cd |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 15272966 |
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