Prevention of laboratory-acquired brucellosis

Clin Infect Dis. 2004 Jun 15;38(12):e119-22. doi: 10.1086/421024. Epub 2004 May 24.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antibiotic Prophylaxis
  • Brucella melitensis* / isolation & purification
  • Brucellosis / diagnosis
  • Brucellosis / prevention & control*
  • Brucellosis / transmission*
  • Clinical Laboratory Techniques
  • Contact Tracing
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Laboratories*
  • Microbiology
  • Middle Aged
  • Occupational Exposure*