LABORATORY-ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS - SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS OF 3921 CASES

  • 1 January 1976
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 13  (2) , 105-114
Abstract
Instances of overt occupation associated infection in laboratory workers recorded in published reports and additional cases disclosed by questionnaires and personal communications are tabulated. Of a total of 3921 cases, 2465 occurred in the USA and 164 were fatal. Only 64% of the cases were reported in the literature. Only 18% of the infections were due to known accidents; 42% were caused by bacteria, 27% by viruses, 15% by rickettsiae, 9% by fungi, 3% by chlamydiae, and 3% by parasites. Fewer infections were recorded in the past decade than in any of the 4 preceding decades. Possible reasons for this apparent decrease are discussed.

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