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Case Reports
. 1976 Dec;3(2 Pt 1):76-8.

Accidental laboratory infection with Treponema pallidum, Nichols strain

J J Fitzgerald, R C Johnson, M Smith
  • PMID: 1010772
Case Reports

Accidental laboratory infection with Treponema pallidum, Nichols strain

J J Fitzgerald et al. J Am Vener Dis Assoc. 1976 Dec.

Abstract

This case report describes a laboratory-acquired infection with Treponema pallidum, Nichols strain. The specific details of the accidental exposure are presented, along with a description of the clinical observations. This infection indicates that the rabbit adapted Nichols strain of T pallidum retains its capability to infect humans. In addition, aerosols of concentrated preparations of these organisms, generated within the laboratory, represent a definite biohazard.

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