title: NontyphoidalSalmonella: An Occupational Hazard for Clinical Laboratory Workers.
abstract: Laboratory-acquired infections due to nontyphoidalSalmonellaare rare. Yet, recent outbreaks in microbiology teaching laboratories show that these species are still an appreciable occupational hazard for laboratory employees. This article presents two cases of nontyphoidalSalmonellathat occurred at the authors' institution-an infected patient and a clinical laboratory worker who acquired the infection by handling this patient's specimens.
authors.affiliation: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Barker
authors.affiliation: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin.
authors.forename: Megan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Duster
authors.affiliation: University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, Wisconsin.
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Van Hoof
authors.affiliation: University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, Wisconsin.
authors.forename: Nasia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Safdar
keywords: AIDS; BSL-2; Clinical Laboratory; Occupational Hazards; Opportunistic Infection; Salmonella