title: Accidental laboratory infection with Treponema pallidum, Nichols strain.
abstract: This case report describes a laboratory-acquired infection with Treponema pallidum, Nichols strain. The specific details of the accidental exposure are presented, along with a description of the clinical observations. This infection indicates that the rabbit adapted Nichols strain of T pallidum retains its capability to infect humans. In addition, aerosols of concentrated preparations of these organisms, generated within the laboratory, represent a definite biohazard.
mesh_terms: D000336:Aerosols; D006801:Humans; D007757:Laboratory Infection / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D013587:Syphilis / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D000336:Aerosols