Case Report and Literature Review of Occupational Transmission of Monkeypox Virus to Healthcare Workers, South Korea

We report a case of occupational monkeypox virus infection from a needlestick injury in a healthcare worker in South Korea and review similar reports in the literature during 2022. Postexposure prophylactic treatment with a third-generation smallpox vaccine and antiviral agent tecovirimat inhibited...

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Autores principales: Choi, Yunsang, Jeon, Eun-bi, Kim, Taeyoung, Choi, Seong Jin, Moon, Song Mi, Song, Kyoung-Ho, Kim, Hong Bin, Kim, Eu Suk
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2023
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10124634/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36856759
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2905.230028

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10124634/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36856759
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2905.230028

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