title: Prevention of laboratory-acquired brucellosis.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, Montreal Children's Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, H3H 1P3, Canada. robichaudsophie2002@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Sophie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Robichaud
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Libman
authors.forename: Marcel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Behr
authors.forename: Earl
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rubin
mesh_terms: 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