On Taking a Different Route: An Unlikely Case of Malaria by Nosocomial Transmission.

Gruell, Henning; Hamacher, Laura; Jennissen, Veronika; Tuchscherer, Armin; Ostendorf, Norbert; Löffler, Thorsten; Hallek, Michael; Kochanek, Matthias et al. · Clin Infect Dis · 2017

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Vector-borne diseases can be contracted by exposure to contaminated material. This mode of transmission is not geographically restricted to the presence of a vector. Unexpected infection in regions of low incidence potentially delays diagnosis. We report a case of severe falciparum malaria following nosocomial Plasmodium falciparum transmission in nonendemic Germany.

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