Monkeypox after Occupational Needlestick Injury from Pustule

We report a case of monkeypox in a physician after an occupational needlestick injury from a pustule. This case highlights risk for occupational transmission and manifestations of the disease after percutaneous transmission: a short incubation period, followed by a solitary lesion at the injured sit...

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Autores principales: Caldas, João P., Valdoleiros, Sofia R., Rebelo, Sandra, Tavares, Margarida
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9707600/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36252152
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2812.221374
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author Caldas, João P.
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description We report a case of monkeypox in a physician after an occupational needlestick injury from a pustule. This case highlights risk for occupational transmission and manifestations of the disease after percutaneous transmission: a short incubation period, followed by a solitary lesion at the injured site and later by systemic symptoms.
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spelling pubmed-97076002022-12-09 Monkeypox after Occupational Needlestick Injury from Pustule Caldas, João P. Valdoleiros, Sofia R. Rebelo, Sandra Tavares, Margarida Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch We report a case of monkeypox in a physician after an occupational needlestick injury from a pustule. This case highlights risk for occupational transmission and manifestations of the disease after percutaneous transmission: a short incubation period, followed by a solitary lesion at the injured site and later by systemic symptoms. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2022-12 /pmc/articles/PMC9707600/ /pubmed/36252152 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2812.221374 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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Caldas, João P.
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Monkeypox after Occupational Needlestick Injury from Pustule
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title_full Monkeypox after Occupational Needlestick Injury from Pustule
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