%0 Journal Article %1 boutet_risk_2001 %A Boutet, R %A Stuart, J M %A Kaczmarski, E B %A Gray, S J %A Jones, D M %A Andrews, N %D 2001 %J The Journal of Hospital Infection %K Adult, Aged, Britain, Exposure, Factors Fragment Great Humans, Incidence, Infections, Laboratory Length, Meningococcal Middle Neisseria Occupational Personnel, Polymorphism, Restriction Retrospective Risk Studies, meningitidis, %N 4 %P 282--4 %R 11740877 %T Risk of laboratory-acquired meningococcal disease %V 49 %X Five probable secondary cases of meningococcal disease were identified in microbiology laboratory workers in England and Wales during a 15-year period. All cases had prepared suspensions of Neisseria meningitidis outside a safety cabinet upto seven days before onset of illness. Relative risk in laboratory workers compared with the background adult population was 184 (95\% CI 60-431). In view of the potentially serious outcome from this infection, a safety cabinet should always be used when preparing or working with suspensions of meningococci. Vaccination policy for microbiology laboratory workers should be reviewed.

@article{boutet_risk_2001, abstract = {Five probable secondary cases of meningococcal disease were identified in microbiology laboratory workers in England and Wales during a 15-year period. All cases had prepared suspensions of Neisseria meningitidis outside a safety cabinet upto seven days before onset of illness. Relative risk in laboratory workers compared with the background adult population was 184 (95\% {CI} 60-431). In view of the potentially serious outcome from this infection, a safety cabinet should always be used when preparing or working with suspensions of meningococci. Vaccination policy for microbiology laboratory workers should be reviewed.}, added-at = {2011-03-11T10:05:34.000+0100}, author = {Boutet, R and Stuart, J M and Kaczmarski, E B and Gray, S J and Jones, D M and Andrews, N}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2d232b151457fea72b10a3204feccb5bb/jelias}, doi = {11740877}, interhash = {6f8aa88ff58b9bae0e549e8dfcd07edb}, intrahash = {d232b151457fea72b10a3204feccb5bb}, issn = {0195-6701}, journal = {The Journal of Hospital Infection}, keywords = {Adult, Aged, Britain, Exposure, Factors Fragment Great Humans, Incidence, Infections, Laboratory Length, Meningococcal Middle Neisseria Occupational Personnel, Polymorphism, Restriction Retrospective Risk Studies, meningitidis,}, month = dec, note = {{PMID:} 11740877}, number = 4, pages = {282--4}, timestamp = {2011-03-11T10:06:39.000+0100}, title = {Risk of laboratory-acquired meningococcal disease}, volume = 49, year = 2001 }