title: Transmission of bacterial infections to healthcare workers during intubation and respiratory care of patients with severe pneumonia.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Nagoya University Hospital, Japan. hibab@med.nagoya-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Hisashi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Baba
authors.forename: Yoshitsugu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Iinuma
authors.forename: Kazuyoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Imaizumi
authors.forename: Yoshinori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hasegawa
authors.forename: Tadao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hasegawa
authors.forename: Michio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ohta
authors.forename: David L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Paterson
mesh_terms: 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