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- Title
Persistence of vaccinia at the site of smallpox vaccination.
- Authors
Cummings, James F; Polhemus, Mark E; Hawkes, Clifton; Klote, Mary; Ludwig, George V; Wortmann, Glenn
- Abstract
Persistence of vaccinia at vaccination sites may help determine the risk associated with secondary transmission. Culture, PCR, and antigen detection were performed on serial vaccination site swab specimens. On day 21 after vaccination, 37% of volunteers were culture positive, most of whom had received vaccine for the first time. Vaccinia is detectable at least through day 21 after vaccination.
- Publication
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2008, Vol 46, Issue 1, p101
- ISSN
1537-6591
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1086/524078