Needlestick-Associated Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Brazil

We report a fatal case of Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) in a man in Brazil without recent history of tick bites or environmental exposure. He received an accidental needlestick while working as a nurse. The nurse and his patient died. Both cases were confirmed as RMSF by molecular methods.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Vilges de Oliveira, Stefan, Faccini-Martínez, Álvaro A., Adelino, Talita Emile Ribeiro, de Lima Duré, Ana Íris, Barbieri, Amalia R.M., Labruna, Marcelo B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020
Materias:
Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7101093/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32187008
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2604.191251
Descripción
Sumario:We report a fatal case of Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) in a man in Brazil without recent history of tick bites or environmental exposure. He received an accidental needlestick while working as a nurse. The nurse and his patient died. Both cases were confirmed as RMSF by molecular methods.

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