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- Title
Needlestick-Associated Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Brazil.
- Authors
Vilges de Oliveira, Stefan; Faccini-Martínez, Álvaro A.; Ribeiro Adelino, Talita Emile; de Lima Duré, Ana Íris; Barbieri, Amalia R. M.; Labruna, Marcelo B.; Adelino, Talita Emile Ribeiro
- Abstract
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.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; FEVER; TICK-borne diseases; NURSE-patient relationships; ENVIRONMENTAL exposure; RICKETTSIAL diseases; OCCUPATIONAL disease diagnosis; NEEDLESTICK injuries; RESEARCH; RESEARCH methodology; RICKETTSIA; DIFFERENTIAL diagnosis; MEDICAL cooperation; EVALUATION research; ROCKY Mountain spotted fever; TREATMENT effectiveness; COMPARATIVE studies; INFECTIOUS disease transmission; PATIENT-professional relations; DISEASE complications
- Publication
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2020, Vol 26, Issue 4, p815
- ISSN
1080-6040
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.3201/eid2604.191251