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Case Reports
. 2009 Oct;30(10):1019-21.
doi: 10.1086/606043.

Transmission of bacterial infections to healthcare workers during intubation and respiratory care of patients with severe pneumonia

Hisashi Baba  1 , Yoshitsugu Iinuma, Kazuyoshi Imaizumi, Yoshinori Hasegawa, Tadao Hasegawa, Michio Ohta, David L Paterson
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Case Reports

Transmission of bacterial infections to healthcare workers during intubation and respiratory care of patients with severe pneumonia

Hisashi Baba et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2009 Oct.
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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.

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