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In Response: We appreciate the opportunity to respond to the letter from Dr. Perales (1) regarding our article on a case of nosocomial transmission of Plasmodium falciparum during a thyroid scintigraphy (2). The author of the letter proposes as an alternative mechanism the nosocomial transmission of the parasite by contact with blood on gloves not changed between patients. We respectfully disagree because the mechanism he proposes lacks scientific basis; no evidence of malaria transmission by such contact has been documented. On the contrary, nosocomial transmission of P. falciparum by parenteral route is well demonstrated, through blood transfusions, transplants (3), or invasive medical procedures involving exposure to contaminated blood (3), as occurred in our case (2).
Author affiliation: University of Seville, Seville, Spain (M.F. Liroa Romero, M. Ruiz Pérez de Pipaón, M.D. Navarro Amuedo, J.M. Jiménez-Hoyuela, J.M. Cisneros); Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Seville (M.F. Liroa Romero, M. Ruiz Pérez de Pipaón, M.D. Navarro Amuedo, J.M. Jiménez-Hoyuela, J.M. Cisneros); CIBERINFEC Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain (J.M. Rubio Muñoz, J.M. Cisneros)
Suggested citation for this article: Liroa Romero MF, Ruiz Pérez de Pipaón M, Navarro Amuedo MD, Rubio Muñoz JM, Jiménez-Hoyuela JM, Cisneros JM. Nosocomial transmission of Plasmodium falciparum malaria, Spain, 2024. Emerg Infect Dis. 2025 Sep [date cited]. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3109.251210
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