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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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2022
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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 |