Ocular vaccinia infection in laboratory worker, Philadelphia, 2004

Emerg Infect Dis. 2006 Jan;12(1):134-7. doi: 10.3201/eid1201.051126.

Abstract

We report a case of ocular vaccinia infection in an unvaccinated laboratory worker. The patient was infected by a unique strain used in an experiment performed partly outside a biosafety cabinet. Vaccination should continue to be recommended, but laboratories with unvaccinated workers should also implement more stringent biosafety practices.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Conjunctivitis, Viral / diagnosis*
  • Conjunctivitis, Viral / drug therapy
  • Conjunctivitis, Viral / pathology
  • Conjunctivitis, Viral / virology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulins, Intravenous / therapeutic use
  • Laboratories
  • Occupational Exposure*
  • Research Personnel*
  • Safety
  • Vaccinia / diagnosis*
  • Vaccinia / drug therapy
  • Vaccinia / pathology
  • Vaccinia / virology*
  • Vaccinia virus / isolation & purification
  • Vaccinia virus / physiology*

Substances

  • Immunoglobulins, Intravenous