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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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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: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2003-06-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/9/6/02-0732_article
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