Brucellosis Due to Self-inoculation
Authors: BERNARD JOFFE
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1966)

Brief Communication1 September 1966Brucellosis Due to Self-inoculationBERNARD JOFFE, M.D., MONROE THOMAS DIAMOND, M.D., F.A.C.P.BERNARD JOFFE, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, MONROE THOMAS DIAMOND, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-65-3-564 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThis report describes a veterinarian, previously infected with Brucella, who accidentally injected himself with living Brucella abortus, strain 19, and discusses implications of previous sensitization for treatment.CASE REPORTA 64-year-old veterinarian had been told thatBrucellaagglutination tests showed titers indicating past infection. While preparing to inject the fourth calf of a series with attenuatedB. abortus, strain 19, he accidentally injected 2 drops of the suspension into the skin between his palm and right thumb. Within 8 hr he developed fever, chills, headache, and general muscle aching. The next day he was too sick to work. Oral treatment...References1. SPINK WW: Host-parasite relationship in brucellosis. Lancet 2: 161, 1964. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. ABERNATHYSPINK RSWW: Studies with Brucella endotoxin in humans: the significance of susceptibility to endotoxin in the pathogenesis of brucellosis. J. Clin. Invest. 37: 219, 1958. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. MAGILLKILLOUGHSAID GBJHSI: Cortisone and combined antibiotic therapy of acute brucellosis melitensis. Amer. J. Med. 16: 810, 1954. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. SPINK WW: Current status of therapy of brucellosis in human beings. JAMA 172: 697, 1960. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: BERNARD JOFFE, M.D.; MONROE THOMAS DIAMOND, M.D., F.A.C.P.Affiliations: Chappaqua, New YorkRequests for reprints should be addressed to Bernard Joffe, M.D., 175 King St., Chappaqua, N. Y. 10514. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byAccidental exposure to Brucella abortus vaccines and occupational brucellosis among veterinarians in Minas Gerais state, BrazilOccupational exposure to Brucella spp.: A systematic review and meta-analysisRoute of Infection Strongly Impacts the Host-Pathogen RelationshipA systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence of osteoarticular brucellosisBloodborne Pathogens in the WorkplaceBrucellosis hip abscess without risk factorRare Red RashA Case Of Brucellosis Lymphadenitis Mimicking ScrofulodermaButtock Abscess BrucellosisBrucellosis: OverviewCutaneous and Soft Tissue BrucellosisComplications Associated with Brucella melitensis Infection: A Study of 530 CasesSouthwestern Internal Medicine Conference: Brucellosis: Don’t Let it Get Your Goat!Prevalence of Brucellosis Among Abattoir Workers in Saudi ArabiaOccupational injuries to dental personnelLaboratory-acquired brucellosisOverviewSkin manifestationsRates of Needle-Stick Injury Caused by Various Devices in a University HospitalThe Society for Applied BacteriologyILLNESS FOLLOWING ACCIDENTAL SELF‐INOCULATION OF BRUCELLA ABORTUS STRAIN 19 VACCINE 1 September 1966Volume 65, Issue 3Page: 564-565KeywordsBrucellaBrucellosisFeversHeadachesInoculationMuscles ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 September 1966 PDF downloadLoading ...