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cord-326138-16kpn9db	Weinstein, Robert A.	Laboratory-Acquired Infections	2009-07-01		.txt	text/plain	3648	183	38	Although the precise risk of infection after an exposure remains poorly defined, surveys of laboratory-acquired infections suggest that Brucella species, Shigella species, Salmonella species, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and Neisseria meningitidis are the most common causes. Surveys of diagnostic laboratory workers in the United Kingdom conducted since 1971 have reported that tuberculosis and enteric infections (especially shigellosis) were the most common laboratory-acquired infections [7, 8] . Similar results were obtained from a survey of clinical microbiology laboratories in Utah from the period 1978-1992, with shigellosis reported to be the most common laboratory-acquired infection [10] . Although no controlled studies have been performed to assess the benefit of postexposure prophylaxis (PEP), it should be considered for laboratory workers who have high-risk exposure to Brucella species (e.g., because of direct manipulation of Brucella cultures outside of laminar-flow BSCs). Viral agents transmitted through blood and bodily fluids cause most of the laboratory-acquired infections in diagnostic laboratories and among health care workers [1] .	./cache/cord-326138-16kpn9db.txt	./txt/cord-326138-16kpn9db.txt