Vulvar vaccinia infection after sexual contact with a smallpox vaccinee

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 337, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 289-291

  Muzny, Christina A ^a   King, Heather ^a,b   Byers, Paul ^b   Currier, Mary ^a,b   Nolan, Rathel ^a   Mena, Leandro ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Contact transmission; Genital ulcer; Smallpox vaccination; Vaccinia virus

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; METRONIDAZOLE; SMALLPOX VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; GENITAL HERPES; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SMALLPOX; SOLDIER; VACCINIA; VACCINIA VIRUS; VAGINITIS; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; VULVITIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; PATHOLOGY; VIROLOGY; VULVA;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MILITARY PERSONNEL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SMALLPOX VACCINE; VACCINIA; VULVA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65549162236     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAJ.0b013e3181821978     Document Type: Article

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