Table 4. Types of exposure associated with occupational transmission of Brucella spp. reported by infected laboratory workers.
| Study | Year† | Country | Total of workers | Possible cause of infection | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Work Outside safety cabinet | Accident reported | Wrong diagnostic* | Sniffed plates | ||||
| [57] | Not reported | Saudi Arabia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| [59] | 2014 | Spain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| [60] | Not reported | Turkey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| [62] | 1990–1991 | Italy | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| [63] | 1990–1991 | Switzerland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| [65] | 1983–1990 | Saudi Arabia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| [66] | 1998 | Spain | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [67] | 1991–2000 | Saudi Arabia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| [68] | 2001–2002 | USA | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [70] | 2012 | Brazil | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| [72] | 1979 | USA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [74] | 1999–2006 | Argentina | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| [75] | Not reported | Argentina | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 42 | 11 (26.19%) | 23 (54.76%) | 3 (7.14%) | 5 (11.90%) | ||
USA = United States of America
* = Brucellosis not included as possible diagnosis by the clinician
† = Year of sampling