Nosocomial Acquisition of Dengue

Recent transmission of dengue viruses has increased in tropical and subtropical areas and in industrialized countries because of international travel. We describe a case of nosocomial transmission of dengue virus in Germany by a needlestick injury. Diagnosis was made by TaqMan reverse transcription–...

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Autores principales: Wagner, Dirk, de With, Katja, Huzly, Daniela, Hufert, Frank, Weidmann, Manfred, Breisinger, Susanne, Eppinger, Sabine, Kern, Winfried Vinzent, Bauer, Tilman Martin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3323263/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15504282
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1010.031037
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Sumario:Recent transmission of dengue viruses has increased in tropical and subtropical areas and in industrialized countries because of international travel. We describe a case of nosocomial transmission of dengue virus in Germany by a needlestick injury. Diagnosis was made by TaqMan reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction when serologic studies were negative.

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