Transmission of bacterial infections to healthcare workers during intubation and respiratory care of patients with severe pneumonia.
Exposure of healthcare workers to patients with rapidly fatal infections invariably raises concerns regarding the risk of occupational acquisition. We describe acquisition of Streptococcus pyogenes by 2 nurses from a patient with fatal pneumonia and review previously reported cases of transmission of bacterial pathogens from patients with pneumonia to healthcare workers.
Baba
Hisashi
H
Department of Infectious Diseases, Nagoya University Hospital, Japan. hibab@med.nagoya-u.ac.jp
Iinuma
Yoshitsugu
Y
Imaizumi
Kazuyoshi
K
Hasegawa
Yoshinori
Y
Hasegawa
Tadao
T
Ohta
Michio
M
Paterson
David L
DL
D000368:Aged; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D017758:Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D008297:Male; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital; D010614:Pharynx / Q000382:microbiology; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission*; D013183:Sputum / Q000382:microbiology; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification