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Case Reports
. 2004 Oct;10(10):1848-50.
doi: 10.3201/eid1010.040076.

Laboratory-acquired brucellosis

Stephanie Noviello  1 , Richard Gallo, Molly Kelly, Ronald J Limberger, Karen DeAngelis, Louise Cain, Barbara Wallace, Nellie Dumas
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Case Reports

Laboratory-acquired brucellosis

Stephanie Noviello et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2004 Oct.

Abstract

We report two laboratory-acquired Brucella melitensis infections that were shown to be epidemiologically related. Blood culture isolates were initially misidentified because of variable Gram stain results, which led to misdiagnoses and subsequent laboratory exposures. Notifying laboratory personnel who unknowingly processed cultures from brucellosis patients is an important preventive measure.

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