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 symptom...

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Autores principales: Carvalho, Laína Bubach, Casadio, Luciana V.B., Polly, Matheus, Nastri, Ana Catharina, Turdo, Anna Cláudia, de Araujo Eliodoro, Raissa H., Sabino, Ester Cerdeira, Levin, Anna Sara, de Proença, Adriana Coracini Tonacio, Higashino, Hermes Ryoiti
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Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2022
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Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9622260/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36121391
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2811.221323
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author Carvalho, Laína Bubach
Casadio, Luciana V.B.
Polly, Matheus
Nastri, Ana Catharina
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Sabino, Ester Cerdeira
Levin, Anna Sara
de Proença, Adriana Coracini Tonacio
Higashino, Hermes Ryoiti
author_facet Carvalho, Laína Bubach
Casadio, Luciana V.B.
Polly, Matheus
Nastri, Ana Catharina
Turdo, Anna Cláudia
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Sabino, Ester Cerdeira
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description 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 symptom onset. Postexposure prophylaxis could prevent potential MPXV bloodborne transmission.
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spelling pubmed-96222602022-11-05 Monkeypox Virus Transmission to Healthcare Worker through Needlestick Injury, Brazil Carvalho, Laína Bubach Casadio, Luciana V.B. Polly, Matheus Nastri, Ana Catharina Turdo, Anna Cláudia de Araujo Eliodoro, Raissa H. Sabino, Ester Cerdeira Levin, Anna Sara de Proença, Adriana Coracini Tonacio Higashino, Hermes Ryoiti Emerg Infect Dis Research Letter 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 symptom onset. Postexposure prophylaxis could prevent potential MPXV bloodborne transmission. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2022-11 /pmc/articles/PMC9622260/ /pubmed/36121391 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2811.221323 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Emerging Infectious Diseases is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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Carvalho, Laína Bubach
Casadio, Luciana V.B.
Polly, Matheus
Nastri, Ana Catharina
Turdo, Anna Cláudia
de Araujo Eliodoro, Raissa H.
Sabino, Ester Cerdeira
Levin, Anna Sara
de Proença, Adriana Coracini Tonacio
Higashino, Hermes Ryoiti
Monkeypox Virus Transmission to Healthcare Worker through Needlestick Injury, Brazil
title Monkeypox Virus Transmission to Healthcare Worker through Needlestick Injury, Brazil
title_full Monkeypox Virus Transmission to Healthcare Worker through Needlestick Injury, Brazil
title_fullStr Monkeypox Virus Transmission to Healthcare Worker through Needlestick Injury, Brazil
title_full_unstemmed Monkeypox Virus Transmission to Healthcare Worker through Needlestick Injury, Brazil
title_short Monkeypox Virus Transmission to Healthcare Worker through Needlestick Injury, Brazil
title_sort monkeypox virus transmission to healthcare worker through needlestick injury, brazil
topic Research Letter
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9622260/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36121391
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2811.221323
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