Necrosis from needlestick injury with live Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae porcine vaccine

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 04 Oct 2011 English Publisher:BMJJournal:BMJ, volume 343, pages d6261-d6261 (issn: 0959-8138, eissn: 1468-5833,

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Authors: Andrew N, Rycroft; Pornchalit, Assavacheep; Michael, Jacobs; Paul R, Langford;

doi: 10.1136/bmj.d6261

pmid: 21971164

Necrosis from needlestick injury with live Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae porcine vaccine

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Abstract

Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae causes porcine pleuropneumonia, a highly infectious and commonly lethal disease in pigs.1 It is present in porcine respiratory tract wherever pig production is industrialised, but it is not considered to be zoonotic.2 To our knowledge, no cases of infection have been reported in animals other than pigs or in humans, including abattoir and farm workers. Vaccinating pigs against pleuropneumonia is an important …

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Imperial College London
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Royal Veterinary College
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Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
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Keywords

Swine Diseases, Veterinary Medicine, Swine, Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae, Compartment Syndromes, Necrosis, Actinobacillus Infections, Accidents, Bacterial Vaccines, Animals, Humans, Needlestick Injuries

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