Details:

Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
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.
Subject:
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Bacteria
Needlestick-Associated Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Brazil
Needlestick Injuries
Research Letter
Rickettsia
Rickettsial Infections
Rickettsia Rickettsii
RMSF
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Tickborne Diseases
Vector-borne Infections
Zoonoses

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 26(4):815-816
Pubmed ID:
32187008
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC7101093
Document Type:
Journal Article ;
Place as Subject:
Brazil ;
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:51827f0a46528326c10f4ea7638b9545f37190456f3ab86d146f19e2c8e08ba1
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