A Locally Acquired Falciparum Malaria via Nosocomial Transmission in Korea
The Korean Journal of Parasitology
; : 269-273, 2009.
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ABSTRACT
A 57-year old man who was admitted to an emergency room of a tertiary hospital with hemoptysis developed malarial fever 19 days later and then died from severe falciparum malaria 2 days later. He had not traveled outside of Korea for over 30 years. Through intensive interviews and epidemiological surveys, we found that a foreign patient with a recent history of travel to Africa was transferred to the same hospital with severe falciparum malaria. We confirmed through molecular genotyping of the MSP-1 gene that Plasmodium falciparum genotypes of the 2 patients were identical. It is suggested that a breach of standard infection control precautions resulted in this P. falciparum transmission between 2 patients in a hospital environment. This is the first report of a nosocomial transmission of falciparum malaria in Korea.
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Asunto principal:
Plasmodium falciparum
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Viaje
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Datos de Secuencia Molecular
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Proteínas Protozoarias
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Infección Hospitalaria
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Alineación de Secuencia
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Secuencia de Aminoácidos
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Malaria Falciparum
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Resultado Fatal
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Proteína 1 de Superficie de Merozoito
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Animals
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
Africa
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Asia
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Revista:
The Korean Journal of Parasitology
Año:
2009
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Article