Prevention of Laboratory-Acquired Brucellosis

Prevention of Laboratory-Acquired Brucellosis

Brucellosis is one of the most common laboratory-acquired infections, mostly because aerosolization is a mechanism of transmission in this setting. We report an exposure to Brucella melitensis that occurred in a large microbiology laboratory and describe the strategy chosen for antibiotic prophylaxi...

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Published in:Clinical infectious diseases Vol. 38; no. 12; pp. e119 - e122
Main Authors: Sophie, Robichaud, Michael, Libman, Marcel, Behr, Earl, Rubin
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States The University of Chicago Press 15-06-2004
Subjects:
Antibiotic Prophylaxis
Brucella melitensis
Brucella melitensis - isolation & purification
Brucellosis - diagnosis
Brucellosis - prevention & control
Brucellosis - transmission
Clinical Laboratory Techniques
Contact Tracing
Female
Humans
Laboratories
Microbiology
Middle Aged
Occupational Exposure
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Summary:Brucellosis is one of the most common laboratory-acquired infections, mostly because aerosolization is a mechanism of transmission in this setting. We report an exposure to Brucella melitensis that occurred in a large microbiology laboratory and describe the strategy chosen for antibiotic prophylaxis and serological follow-up of exposed workers.
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ISSN:1058-4838
1537-6591
DOI:10.1086/421024