A single-institution experience with a brucellosis outbreak in the United States

Publication date: Available online 4 May 2018
Source:American Journal of Infection Control
Author(s): Riya Joseph, Matthew P. Crotty, Jonathan Cho, Marie H. Wilson, Jennifer Tran, Joslyn Pribble, Leigh Hunter
Human cases of brucellosis in the United States are primarily limited to imported infections or reservoirs. We describe a brucellosis outbreak involving 8 patients treated at a single hospital in the United States. Standardized precautionary microbiology processes and coordinated collaboration among hospital departments and local health departments assisted in optimally managing this disease at our institution.



https://ift.tt/2FJO2DA