OUTBREAK OF BRUCELLA-MELITENSIS AMONG MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY WORKERS

Authors
MARTINMAZUELOS E NOGALES MC FLOREZ C GOMEZMATEOS JM LOZANO F SANCHEZ A
Citation
E. Martinmazuelos et al., OUTBREAK OF BRUCELLA-MELITENSIS AMONG MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY WORKERS, Journal of clinical microbiology, 32(8), 1994, pp. 2035-2036
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology
Journal title
Journal of clinical microbiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00951137
Volume
32
Issue
8
Year of publication
1994
Pages
2035 - 2036
Database
ISI
SICI code
0095-1137(1994)32:8<2035:OOBAML>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
We report on an outbreak of laboratory-acquired brucellosis involving four technicians working at a microbiology laboratory. All cases occur red in a period of 4 months. Blood cultures and the Rose Bengal test w ere positive for Brucella spp. in all cases. Microagglutination was po sitive for Brucella spp. at titers of between 1/40 and 1/160. All pati ents were cured after treatment.