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ArticleSafety and health at work2015

A Case-Study of Implementation of Improved Strategies for Prevention of Laboratory-acquired Brucellosis.

Louisa J Castrodale, Gregory A Raczniak, Karen M Rudolph, Lori Chikoyak, Russell S Cox, Tricia L Franklin, Rita M Traxler, Marta Guerra

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Article in Safety and health at work, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Laboratory Diagnosis of Human Brucellosis.Clinical microbiology reviews · 2019
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Louisa J CastrodaleAlaska Department of Health and Social Services, Division of Public Health, Anchorage, AK, USA.
Gregory A RaczniakArctic Investigations Program, Division of Preparedness and Emerging Infections, National Center for Zoonotic and Emerging Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Anchorage, AK, USA.
Karen M RudolphArctic Investigations Program, Division of Preparedness and Emerging Infections, National Center for Zoonotic and Emerging Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Anchorage, AK, USA.
Lori ChikoyakYukon-Kuskokwim Delta Regional Hospital, Bethel, AK, USA.
Russell S CoxYukon-Kuskokwim Delta Regional Hospital, Bethel, AK, USA.
Tricia L FranklinAlaska Department of Health and Social Services, Division of Public Health, Anchorage, AK, USA.
Rita M TraxlerDivision of High-consequence Pathogens and Pathology, NCEZID, CDC, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Marta GuerraDivision of High-consequence Pathogens and Pathology, NCEZID, CDC, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Alaska Department of Health and Social Services · USCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · USNational Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases · USYukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIn 2012, the Alaska Section of Epidemiology investigated personnel potentially exposed to a Brucella suis isolate as it transited through three laboratories.

methodsWe summarize the first implementation of the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013 revised recommendations for monitoring such exposures: (1) risk classification; (2) antimicrobial postexposure prophylaxis; (3) serologic monitoring; and (4) symptom surveillance.

resultsOver 30 people were assessed for exposure and subsequently monitored for development of illness. No cases of laboratory-associated brucellosis occurred. Changes were made to gaps in laboratory biosafety practices that had been identified in the investigation.

conclusionAchieving full compliance for the precise schedule of serologic monitoring was challenging and resource intensive for the laboratory performing testing. More refined exposure assessments could inform decision making for follow-up to maximize likelihood of detecting persons at risk while not overtaxing resources.

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Alaskabrucellosislaboratory-acquired infectionslaboratory-associated brucellosislaboratory biosafety

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PMID26929849
PMCPMC4682031
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