Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever among Health Care Workers, Turkey

Celikbas, Aysel; Dokuzoguz, Basak; Baykam, Nurcam; Gok, ŞEBNEM; Eroglu, Mustafa; MİDİLLİ, Kenan; Zeller, Herve; Ergonul, Onder

doi:10.3201/eid2003.131353

Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever among Health Care Workers, Turkey

Celikbas A. K., Dokuzoguz B., Baykam N., Gok Ş., Eroglu M. N., MİDİLLİ K., ...Daha Fazla

EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES, cilt.20, sa.3, ss.477-479, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 20 Sayı: 3
Basım Tarihi: 2014
Doi Numarası: 10.3201/eid2003.131353
Dergi Adı: EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.477-479
Yozgat Bozok Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

We investigated 9 cases of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (1 fatal, 2 asymptomatic) among health care workers in Turkey. Needlestick injuries were reported for 4 workers. Eight received ribavirin. In addition to standard precautions, airborne infection isolation precautions are essential during aerosol-generating procedures. For postexposure prophylaxis and therapy, ribavirin should be given.