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Erosive polyarthritis caused by sepsis due to a novel species of Streptobacillus notomytis

Takeshi KusudaDepartment of Rheumatology, Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital, Tokyo, Japan; ;Department of Rheumatology, Nissan Tamagawa Hospital, Tokyo, Japan; Correspondence[email protected]
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Asami RyokoSection of Bacteriology, Department of Clinical Laboratory, Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital, Tokyo, Japan;
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Masuda YoshishigeDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital, Tokyo, Japan;
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Masashi TanakaDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital, Tokyo, Japan;
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Atsushi YoshidaDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Tokyo, Japan;
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Ken KikuchiDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Tokyo, Japan;
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Takahiko SugiharaDepartment of Rheumatology, Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital, Tokyo, Japan; ;Department of Lifetime Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan; ;Department of Rheumatology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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Pages 95-98 | Received 16 May 2019, Accepted 08 Aug 2019, Published online: 05 Sep 2019

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