Open AccessLack of Tularemia Among Health Care Providers With Close Contact With Infected Patients—A Case Series
Author(s) -
Christielson,
Jennifer Brown,
Linda Riley,
Anne Dennis,
Ryan Oyer,
Catherine Brown
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
open forum infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.546
H-Index - 35
ISSN - 2328-8957
DOI - 10.1093/ofid/ofz499
Subject(s) - medicine , tularemia , series (stratigraphy) , contact tracing , family medicine , virology , covid-19 , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease , paleontology , biology
Francisella tularensis has a low infectious dose and can infect laboratory staff handling clinical specimens. The risk to health care providers exposed during patient care is poorly defined. We describe 9 examples of health care providers who did not develop tularemia after significant exposures to infected patients.