Volume 25, Number 9—September 2019
Online Report
Decision Tool for Herpes B Virus Antiviral Prophylaxis after Macaque-Related Injuries in Research Laboratory Workers
Table 1
Demographic and clinical characteristics for 251 monkey-related injury events in 176 laboratory workers evaluated during 2012–2016*
Characteristic | Events |
---|---|
Median worker age, y (IQR) |
32 (24–38) |
Worker sex, no. (%) | |
M | 149 (59.4) |
F |
102 (40.6) |
Prophylaxis received, no. (%) | |
Antiviral | 167 (66.5) |
Antibacterial |
12 (4.8) |
Inadequate first aid received, no. (%) |
36 (14.3) |
Median score (IQR) | 2 (1) |
Discrepancy between documented and calculated scores, no. (%) | 27 (10.8) |
*IQR, interquartile range.
1These authors contributed equally to this article.