Laboratory-acquired brucellosis
KMJ-Kuwait Medical Journal. 2013; 45 (3): 237-239
in English
| IMEMR
| ID: emr-130595
ABSTRACT
Laboratory-acquired infections are rarely diagnosed and reported. Brucella species are highly contagious when handled in the laboratory. Therefeore, brucellosis is one of the most common laboratory-acquired bacterial infections. Laboratory workers get infected by either inhalation or by direct contact through the injured skin. We present a case of laboratory-acquired brucellosis [LAB] caused by Brucella melitensis. In conclusion, despite the enforcement of infection control measures, including the use of biosafety cabinet in the laboratory, laboratory-acquired brucellosis still maintains its importance because of infected sample handling by the workers
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Index:
IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Bacterial Infections
/
Infection Control
/
Laboratory Infection
Type of study:
Case report
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Kuwait Med. J.
Year:
2013
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