TY - JOUR
T1 - Comparison of a semipermeable dressing bonded to an absorbent pad and a semipermeable dressing over a separate gauze pad for containment of vaccinia virus at the vaccination site
AU - Savona, Michael R.
AU - Dela Cruz, Wilfred P.
AU - Thornton, Jennifer A.
AU - Danaher, Patrick J.
PY - 2007/12
Y1 - 2007/12
N2 - Objective. To compare the ability of 2 types of dressings to contain vaccinia virus after smallpox vaccination. Design. Prospective, nonrandomized trial. Setting. The smallpox vaccination clinic in a medium-sized military hospital. Participants. Ninety-seven active-duty military members who received smallpox vaccination in accordance with US Department of Defense and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines. Methods. The first 40 participants enrolled were instructed to cover their vaccination sites with a semipermeable membrane placed over a separate gauze pad, and the subsequent 57 participants were given a semipermeable membrane bonded to an absorbent pad. Swab samples of the external surface of the dressing were collected 7 and 21 days after vaccination. Real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction was used to detect vaccinia DNA in the samples. Results. The rate of vaccinia DNA detection was significantly higher for samples obtained from vaccinees who were using the separate gauze and semipermeable membrane, compared with the vacinees who were using the gauze-impregnated semipermeable membrane (22% vs 2.2%; P = .008; odds ratio, 12.3 [95% confidence interval, 1.4-567.4]). Conclusion. A gauze-impregnated semipermeable membrane more effectively reduced viral passage to the external surface of the dressing than did a semipermeable membrane placed over a separate gauze pad. Routine use of such dressings following smallpox vaccination might reduce the incidence of autoinoculation and secondary transmission.
AB - Objective. To compare the ability of 2 types of dressings to contain vaccinia virus after smallpox vaccination. Design. Prospective, nonrandomized trial. Setting. The smallpox vaccination clinic in a medium-sized military hospital. Participants. Ninety-seven active-duty military members who received smallpox vaccination in accordance with US Department of Defense and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines. Methods. The first 40 participants enrolled were instructed to cover their vaccination sites with a semipermeable membrane placed over a separate gauze pad, and the subsequent 57 participants were given a semipermeable membrane bonded to an absorbent pad. Swab samples of the external surface of the dressing were collected 7 and 21 days after vaccination. Real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction was used to detect vaccinia DNA in the samples. Results. The rate of vaccinia DNA detection was significantly higher for samples obtained from vaccinees who were using the separate gauze and semipermeable membrane, compared with the vacinees who were using the gauze-impregnated semipermeable membrane (22% vs 2.2%; P = .008; odds ratio, 12.3 [95% confidence interval, 1.4-567.4]). Conclusion. A gauze-impregnated semipermeable membrane more effectively reduced viral passage to the external surface of the dressing than did a semipermeable membrane placed over a separate gauze pad. Routine use of such dressings following smallpox vaccination might reduce the incidence of autoinoculation and secondary transmission.
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U2 - 10.1086/523277
DO - 10.1086/523277
M3 - Article
C2 - 17952843
AN - SCOPUS:38449083025
SN - 0899-823X
VL - 28
SP - 1339
EP - 1343
JO - Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
JF - Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
IS - 12
ER -