title: Laboratory-acquired sporotrichosis.
abstract: A case of laboratory-acquired sporotrichosis is described that was associated with research activities involving isolates of Sporothrix schenckii from the 1988 sporotrichosis epidemic in the USA. Infection occurred in the absence of apparent trauma or other predisposing factors. The possibility that S. schenckii can invade healthy and intact skin is suggested.
authors.affiliation: Wadsworth Center for Laboratories and Research, New York State Department of Health, Albany 12201-0509.
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Cooper
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Dixon
authors.forename: I F
authors.initials: IF
authors.lastname: Salkin
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D007757:Laboratory Infection / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D011193:Potassium Iodide / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013175:Sporothrix / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D013174:Sporotrichosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D014774:Virulence
chemical_list: D011193:Potassium Iodide