Needlestick-Associated Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Brazil.

ABSTRACT: We report a fatal case of Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) in a man in Brazil without recent history of tick bites or environmental exposure. He received an accidental needlestick while working as a nurse. The nurse and his patient died. Both cases were confirmed as RMSF by molecular methods.

SUBMITTER: Vilges de Oliveira S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7101093 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature