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Transmission of bacterial infections to healthcare workers during intubation and respiratory care of patients with severe pneumonia

  • Hisashi Baba
  • , Yoshitsugu Iinuma
  • , Kazuyoshi Imaizumi
  • , Yoshinori Hasegawa
  • , Tadao Hasegawa
  • , Michio Ohta
  • , David L. Paterson

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Abstract

Exposure of healthcare workers to patients with rapidly fatal infections invariably raises concerns regarding the risk of occupational acquisition. We describe acquisition of Streptococcus pyogenes by 2 nurses from a patient with fatal pneumonia and review previously reported cases of transmission of bacterial pathogens from patients with pneumonia to healthcare workers.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1019-1021
Number of pages3
JournalInfection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
Volume30
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 10-2009
Externally publishedYes

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Epidemiology
  • Microbiology (medical)
  • Infectious Diseases

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