Nosocomial malaria and saline flush

Sanjay K. Jain; Deborah Persaud; Trish M. Perl; Margaret A. Pass; Kathleen M. Murphy; John M. Pisciotta; Peter F. Scholl; James F. Casella; David J. Sullivan

doi:10.3201/eid1107.050092

Nosocomial malaria and saline flush

Sanjay K. Jain, Deborah Persaud, Trish M. Perl, Margaret A. Pass, Kathleen M. Murphy, John M. Pisciotta, Peter F. Scholl, James F. Casella, David J. Sullivan

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An investigation of malaria in a US patient without recent travel established Plasmodium falciparum molecular genotype identity in 2 patients who shared a hospital room. P. falciparum can be transmitted in a hospital environment from patient to patient by blood inoculum if standard precautions are breached.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1097-1099
Number of pages	3
Journal	Emerging infectious diseases
Volume	11
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1107.050092
State	Published - Jul 2005

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Microbiology (medical)
Infectious Diseases

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