Endometrial tuberculosis acquired by a health care worker in a clinical laboratory
Shireman, P.K.
Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine 116(5): 521-523
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 0003-9985 PMID: 1580757 Document Number: 401142
I describe a case of endometrial tuberculosis acquired by a microbiologist while she was working in a clinical laboratory. Granulomatous endometritis was found, and Mycobacterium tuberculosis was isolated. Respiratory tract exposure from a faulty exhaust hood is the likely source of infection. Endometrial tuberculosis and laboratory-acquired infections are briefly discussed.
Document emailed within 1 workday
Related Documents
Gottfried, E.L. 1987: Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and the clinical laboratory worker Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine 111(11): 1024-1026Patel, K. 2014: New York's Health Care Workforce Recruitment and Retention Act: an investigation of the effects of nonrecurring increases in health worker wage on health worker supply Health Care Manager 33(3): 214-219
Zuckerman, J.M. 2011: Prevention of health care-acquired pneumonia and transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in health care settings Infectious Disease Clinics of North America 25(1): 117-133
Chenven, L.; Copeland, D. 2013: Front-line worker engagement: greening health care, improving worker and patient health, and building better jobs New Solutions: a Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy: Ns 23(2): 327-345
Shaw, B.I.; Asadhi, E.; Owuor, K.; Okoth, P.; Abdi, M.; Cohen, C.R.; Onono, M. 2016: Perceived Quality of Care of Community Health Worker and Facility-Based Health Worker Management of Pneumonia in Children Under 5 Years in Western Kenya: A Cross-Sectional Multidimensional Study American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 94(5): 1170-1176
Brentlinger, P.E.; Torres, J.V.; Martinez Martinez, P.; Ghee, A.; Lujan, J.; Bastos, R.; Manuel, R.; Mudender, F.M.; Assan, A. 2010: Clinical Staging of HIV-Related Illness in Mozambique: Performance of Nonphysician Clinicians Based on Direct Observation of Clinical Care and Implications for Health Worker Training Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999) 55(3): 351-355
Reinschmidt, K.M.; Ingram, M.; Morales, S.; Sabo, S.J.; Blackburn, J.; Murrieta, L.; David, C.; Carvajal, S.C. 2017: Documenting Community Health Worker Roles in Primary Care: Contributions to Evidence-Based Integration into Health Care Teams, 2015 Journal of Ambulatory Care Management 40(4): 305-315
Castillo, C.; Villagra, E.; Sanhueza, L.; Ferres, M.; Mardones, J.; Mertz, G.J. 2004: Prevalence of antibodies to hantavirus among family and health care worker contacts of persons with hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome: lack of evidence for nosocomial transmission of Andes virus to health care workers in Chile American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 70(3): 302-304
Tuckerman, J.; Thomas, N.; Marshall, H.S. 2016: Should professionals caring for children be vaccinated? Community perspectives on health care and child care worker immunisation Vaccine 34(14): 1726-1732
De Vries, D.H.; Galvin, S.; Mhlanga, M.; Cindzi, B.; Dlamini, T. 2011: "Othering" the health worker: self-stigmatization of HIV/AIDS care among health workers in Swaziland Journal of the International Aids Society 14: 60
Isely, R.B.; Sanwogou, L.L. 1983: The itinerant health worker: an experiment in rural health care delivery African Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences 12(1): 47-55
Schaan, M.M.; Taylor, M.; Puvimanasinghe, J.; Busang, L.; Keapoletswe, K.; Marlink, R. 2012: Sexual and reproductive health needs of HIV-positive women in Botswana - a study of health care worker's views Aids Care 24(9): 1120-1125
Schaan, M.M.; Taylor, M.; Puvimanasinghe, J.; Busang, L.; Keapoletswe, K.; Marlink, R. 2012: Sexual and reproductive health needs of HIV-positive women in Botswana - a study of health care worker's views Aids Care 24(9): 1120-1125
Desale, A.; Taye, B.; Belay, G.; Nigatu, A. 2013: Assessment of laboratory logistics management information system practice for HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis laboratory commodities in selected public health facilities in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Pan African Medical Journal 15: 46
Desale, A.; Taye, B.; Belay, G.; Nigatu, A. 2013: Assessment of laboratory logistics management information system practice for HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis laboratory commodities in selected public health facilities in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Pan African Medical Journal 15: 46
Groce, D.F. 1996: The health care worker plague Occupational Health and Safety 65(10): 170-172; 176-177, 200
Weldon, W.E. 2002: Health care worker shortage Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons 87(8): 34
Hunt, L. 1990: Eye hazards for the health care worker Insight 15(6): 14
Lusby, G.I. 1985: AIDS: the impact on the health care worker Frontiers of Radiation Therapy and Oncology 19: 164-167
Averbakh, M.M. 1992: Development of laboratory investigation methods in phthisio-pulmonology (summary of activities of the Central Research Institute of Tuberculosis, USSR Ministry of Health, during the twelfth 5-year plan of the laboratory section of the All-Union program 0.69.08) Problemy tuberkuleza 1992(1-2): 49-53