Laboratory-acquired Brucellosis

Noviello, Stephanie; Gallo, Richard; Kelly, Molly; Limberger, Ronald J.; DeAngelis, Karen; Cain, Louise; Wallace, Barbara; Dumas, Nellie

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Laboratory-acquired Brucellosis

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Oct 2004
By Noviello, Stephanie ; Gallo, Richard ; Kelly, Molly ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Noviello, Stephanie ; Gallo, Richard ; Kelly, Molly ; Limberger, Ronald J. ; DeAngelis, Karen ; Cain, Louise ; Wallace, Barbara ; Dumas, Nellie
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We report two laboratory-acquired Brucella melitensis infections that were shown to be epidemiologically related. Blood culture isolates were initially misidentified because of variable Gram stain results, which led to misdiagnoses and subsequent laboratory exposures. Notifying laboratory personnel who unknowingly processed cultures from brucellosis patients is an important preventive measure.
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Aged Antibodies, Bacterial Brucella Melitensis Brucellosis Dispatch Female Humans Laboratory Infection Middle Aged
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Emerg Infect Dis. 10(10):1848-1850.
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Journal Article
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10
Issue:

10
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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