Human infection with B virus following a needlestick injury.
A 26-year-old veterinary technician who became infected with B virus at the site of a needlestick injury is described. After the patient was treated with intravenous acyclovir, all cultures became negative for B virus and have remained so during treatment with oral acyclovir. The literature on infections due to B virus in humans is reviewed, and a detailed discussion of the various aspects of this simian herpesvirus is presented.
Artenstein
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Department of Medicine, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C. 20307-5001.
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Goodwin
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Hilliard
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D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006566:Herpesviridae Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission*; D006568:Herpesvirus 1, Cercopithecine / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008253:Macaca mulatta; D009339:Needles; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D014730:Veterinary Medicine