Potential role of famciclovir for prevention of herpetic whitlow in the health care setting.

Abstract

Oral famciclovir was initiated in a health care worker immediately after an accidental percutaneous injury involving a needle freshly removed from a patient's herpes labialis vesicles. In follow-up, the health care worker remained seronegative for herpes simplex I and II antibodies (IgG and IgM) and did not develop herpetic whitlow, supporting the potential role of famciclovir in the prevention of herpetic whitlow in a health care setting.

• Authors: F A Manian
• Journal: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (Clin Infect Dis) Vol. 31 Issue 4 Pg. E18-9 (Oct 2000) ISSN: 1058-4838 [Print] United States
• PMID: 11049807 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Antibodies, Viral
• Antiviral Agents
• 2-Aminopurine
• Famciclovir

Topics

• 2-Aminopurine (administration & dosage, analogs & derivatives)
• Administration, Oral
• Antibodies, Viral (blood)
• Antiviral Agents (administration & dosage)
• Famciclovir
• Fingers
• Health Personnel
• Herpes Simplex (immunology, prevention & control)
• Herpesvirus 1, Human (immunology)
• Herpesvirus 2, Human (immunology)
• Humans
• Male
• Needlestick Injuries (drug therapy)
• Occupational Diseases (prevention & control)