A WEB-SURFER'S GUIDE TO BACTERIA ASSOCIATED WITH INFECTIONS IN HUMANS Streptobacillus
Species associated with infection - S. moniliformis
Associated infections - rat bite fever, Haverhill fever
Reported susceptibilities and therapies - penicillin, erythromycin
Notes - Spirillum minus is also an agent of rat bit fever
References - Hagelskjaer, L., Sorensen, I., Randers, E. (1998). Streptobacillus moniliformis infection: 2 cases and a literature review. Scand. J. infect. Dis. 30, 309-311.
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