Leptospirosis in a small animal veterinarian: Reminder to follow standardized infection control Procedures

Zoonoses and Public Health

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 281-284

  Baer, R ^a   Turnberg, W ^a   Yu, D ^b   Wohrle, R ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b Thurston County Public Health and Social Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Infection control; Leptospira Icterohemorrhagiae; Leptospirosis; Pets; Rat; Veterinarian

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CEFTRIAXONE; LEVOFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN G;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FLEA; GARDENING; GLOVE; HAND WASHING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; LENGTH OF STAY; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PET ANIMAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SKIN ABRASION; STANDARDIZATION; UNITED STATES; URINE; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RATS; VETERINARIANS; ZOONOSES;

ANIMALIA; LEPTOSPIRA; RATTUS; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS);

EID: 77952227530     PISSN: 18631959     EISSN: 18632378     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1863-2378.2009.01240.x     Document Type: Article

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