Prevention of laboratory-acquired brucellosis.
Brucellosis is one of the most common laboratory-acquired infections, mostly because aerosolization is a mechanism of transmission in this setting. We report an exposure to Brucella melitensis that occurred in a large microbiology laboratory and describe the strategy chosen for antibiotic prophylaxis and serological follow-up of exposed workers.
Robichaud
Sophie
S
Department of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, Montreal Children's Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, H3H 1P3, Canada. robichaudsophie2002@yahoo.com
Libman
Michael
M
Behr
Marcel
M
Rubin
Earl
E
D019072:Antibiotic Prophylaxis; D017347:Brucella melitensis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission*; D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques; D016358:Contact Tracing; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007753:Laboratories; D008829:Microbiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D016273:Occupational Exposure