Potential role of famciclovir for prevention of herpetic whitlow in the health care setting.
case_report · Level V
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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.
Medical subject headings
- 2-Aminopurine
- Antiviral Agents
- Herpes Simplex