Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 exposures following blood-borne virus incidents in Central Australia, 2002-2012

Saliya Hewagama; S Krishnaswamy; L King; Joshua Davis; Robert Baird

doi:10.1093/cid/ciu227

Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 exposures following blood-borne virus incidents in Central Australia, 2002-2012

Saliya Hewagama, S Krishnaswamy, L King, Joshua Davis, Robert Baird

Global and Tropical Health

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Abstract

We retrospectively audited hospital occupational exposure events over a 10-year period, in a human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1)-endemic area of Central Australia, and report on 53 individuals exposed to HTLV-1 with no transmissions documented (95% confidence interval, 0%-1.5%). This has important implications for the management of exposures including the role of postexposure prophylaxis.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	85-87
Number of pages	3
Journal	Clinical Infectious Diseases
Volume	59
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciu227
Publication status	Published - 2014

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