Nosocomial vaccinia infection.
Although hospital-associated spread of vaccinia has been reported in the past, there have been no recent reports. This paper describes hospital-associated spread of vaccinia virus infection, supplies data on the environmental survival of vaccinia virus and offers recommendations for the management of patients with vaccinia that may minimize the hazard of infection in other high-risk patients.
D000328:Adult; D003428:Cross Infection; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014615:Vaccinia / Q000628:therapy / Q000635:transmission*