Needlestick-Associated Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Brazil

Vilges de Oliveira, Stefan; Faccini-Martínez, Álvaro A.; Adelino, Talita Emile Ribeiro; de Lima Duré, Ana Íris; Barbieri, Amalia R.M.; Labruna, Marcelo B.

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Needlestick-Associated Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Brazil

2020
By Vilges de Oliveira, Stefan ; Faccini-Martínez, Álvaro A. ; Adelino, Talita Emile Ribeiro ; ...
Source: Emerg Infect Dis. 26(4):815-816

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Vilges de Oliveira, Stefan ; Faccini-Martínez, Álvaro A. ; Adelino, Talita Emile Ribeiro ; de Lima Duré, Ana Íris ; Barbieri, Amalia R.M. ; ... More +

Vilges de Oliveira, Stefan ; Faccini-Martínez, Álvaro A. ; Adelino, Talita Emile Ribeiro ; de Lima Duré, Ana Íris ; Barbieri, Amalia R.M. ; Labruna, Marcelo B. Less -
Description:

We report a fatal case of Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) in a man in Brazil without recent history of tick bites or environmental exposure. He received an accidental needlestick while working as a nurse. The nurse and his patient died. Both cases were confirmed as RMSF by molecular methods.
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Adult Diagnosis, Differential Fatal Outcome Humans Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-To-Professional Male Needlestick Injuries Occupational Diseases Rickettsia Rickettsii Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 26(4):815-816
Pubmed ID:

32187008
Pubmed Central ID:

PMC7101093
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Journal Article
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Letter
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Brazil
Volume:

26
Issue:

4
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:51827f0a46528326c10f4ea7638b9545f37190456f3ab86d146f19e2c8e08ba1
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https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/86487/cdc_86487_DS1.pdf
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