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Case Reports
. 2015 Jan;21(1):150-2.
doi: 10.3201/eid2101.141247.

Hospital-associated transmission of Brucella melitensis outside the laboratory

Christopher F Lowe, Adrienne J Showler, Suzette Perera, Susan McIntyre, Roohi Qureshi, Samir N Patel, Vanessa Allen, H Roslyn Devlin, Matthew P Muller
Case Reports

Hospital-associated transmission of Brucella melitensis outside the laboratory

Christopher F Lowe et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2015 Jan.

Abstract

Brucella melitensis was identified in an aspirate obtained from a patient's hip joint during a procedure at a hospital in Canada. We conducted an investigation into possible exposures among hospital workers; 1 worker who assisted with the procedure tested positive for B. melitensis. Aerosol-generating procedures performed outside the laboratory may facilitate transmission of this bacterium.

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