Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 exposures following blood-borne virus incidents in central Australia, 2002-2012
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Published on: October 12, 2018
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S Hewagama1, S Krishnaswamy1, L King2
1Infectious Diseases Unit.
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.

