Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Case Reports
. 2017 Oct 15;65(8):1404-1406.
doi: 10.1093/cid/cix520.

On Taking a Different Route: An Unlikely Case of Malaria by Nosocomial Transmission

Henning Gruell  1   2   3 , Laura Hamacher  1 , Veronika Jennissen  4 , Armin Tuchscherer  1 , Norbert Ostendorf  5 , Thorsten Löffler  6 , Michael Hallek  1 , Matthias Kochanek  1 , Egbert Tannich  7   8 , Boris Böll  1 , Gerd Fätkenheuer  1   3
Affiliations
Case Reports

On Taking a Different Route: An Unlikely Case of Malaria by Nosocomial Transmission

Henning Gruell et al. Clin Infect Dis. .

Abstract

Vector-borne diseases can be contracted by exposure to contaminated material. This mode of transmission is not geographically restricted to the presence of a vector. Unexpected infection in regions of low incidence potentially delays diagnosis. We report a case of severe falciparum malaria following nosocomial Plasmodium falciparum transmission in nonendemic Germany.

Keywords: malaria; nosocomial transmission; vector-borne diseases.

PubMed Disclaimer

Publication types

LinkOut - more resources