Brief report: treatment of a laboratory-acquired Sabiá virus infection

A case of Sabia virus infection that was successfully treated with ribavirin is presented, and the occupational exposure, the clinical course of the illness and biosafety management in a university hospital setting are discussed.

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Veröffentlicht in:	The New England journal of medicine 1995-08, Vol.333 (5), p.294
Hauptverfasser:	Barry, M, Russi, M, Armstrong, L, Geller, D, Tesh, R, Dembry, L, Gonzalez, J P, Khan, A S, Peters, C J
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Antigens Arenaviruses, New World Blood platelets Brazil Contact Tracing Disease control Drug dosages Drug therapy Epidemiology Fever Hemorrhagic Fever, American - drug therapy Hemorrhagic Fever, American - virology Hospitalization Hospitals Humans Infection Control - methods Infections Infectious diseases Laboratories Laboratory Infection - drug therapy Laboratory Infection - virology Male Medical research Middle Aged Nosocomial infections Patient Isolation Prevention Public health Ribavirin - therapeutic use Safety Management - methods Universal Precautions Values Viruses
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Zusammenfassung:	A case of Sabia virus infection that was successfully treated with ribavirin is presented, and the occupational exposure, the clinical course of the illness and biosafety management in a university hospital setting are discussed.
ISSN:	0028-4793 1533-4406
DOI:	10.1056/NEJM199508033330505