Monkeypox Virus Transmission to Healthcare Worker through Needlestick Injury, Brazil

Monkeypox Virus Transmission to Healthcare Worker through Needlestick Injury, Brazil

We describe monkeypox virus (MPXV) transmission from a patient to a healthcare worker through needlestick injury. A lesion appeared at the inoculation site 5 days after injury. Blood tested MPXV-positive by PCR before symptoms worsened; blood remained MPXV-positive at discharge 19 days after sympto...

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Main Authors: Laína Bubach Carvalho, Luciana V.B. Casadio, Matheus Polly, Ana Catharina Nastri, Anna Cláudia Turdo, Raissa H. de Araujo Eliodoro, Ester Cerdeira Sabino, Anna Sara Levin, Adriana Coracini Tonacio de Proença, Hermes Ryoiti Higashino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2022-11-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
monkeypox
viruses
monkeypox virus
zoonoses
healthcare-associated infections
needlestick injuries
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/28/11/22-1323_article

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