Accidental Infection of Laboratory Worker with Vaccinia

We report the accidental needlestick inoculation of a laboratory worker with vaccinia virus. Although the patient had previously been vaccinated against smallpox, severe lesions appeared on the fingers. Western blot and polymerase chain reaction–restriction fragment length polymorphism were used to...

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Published in:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Authors: Nissin Moussatché, Mari Tuyama, Sayuri E.M. Kato, Ana Paula V. Castro, Brian Njaine, Regina H. Peralta, M. Peralta, Clarissa R.A. Damaso, Paulo F. Barroso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2003-06-01
Subjects:
accidental infection
Brazil
dispatch
Poxvirus
smallpox vaccination
vaccinia virus
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/9/6/02-0732_article

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