Prevention of laboratory-acquired brucellosis.

Robichaud, Sophie; Libman, Michael; Behr, Marcel; Rubin, Earl · Clin Infect Dis · 2004

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

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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