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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.
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2020
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| 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 |