Nosocomial Acquisition of Dengue
- Dirk Wagner
- Katja de With
- Daniela Huzly
- Frank Hufert
- Manfred Weidmann
- Susanne Breisinger
- Sabine Eppinger
- Winfried Vinzent Kern
- Tilman Martin Bauer
Publication date
October 2004
DOI Publisher
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Journal
Emerging Infectious DiseasesAbstract
Recent transmission of dengue viruses has increased in tropical and subtropical areas and in industrialized countries because of international travel. We describe a case of nosocomial transmission of dengue virus in Germany by a needlestick injury. Diagnosis was made by TaqMan reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction when serologic studies were negative
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