Needlestick-Associated Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Brazil

Autor:	Stefan Vilges de Oliveira, Álvaro A. Faccini-Martínez, Talita Emile Ribeiro Adelino, Ana Íris de Lima Duré, Amalia R.M. Barbieri, Marcelo B. Labruna
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2020
Předmět:	Rickettsia rickettsial infections Rickettsia rickettsii needlestick injuries tickborne diseases zoonosis Medicine Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216
Zdroj:	Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 26, Iss 4, Pp 815-816 (2020)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid2604.191251
Popis:	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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