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Needlestick-Associated Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Brazil
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Published Date:
2020
Source:Emerg Infect Dis. 26(4):815-816Language:English
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Alternative Title:Emerg Infect Dis
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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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Pubmed ID:32187008
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC7101093
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