A case of occupational transmission of mpox.

Introduction: Between May 2022 and January 2023, a global mpox outbreak affected more than 84,000 patients across all continents. Transmission of mpox occurs through large respiratory droplets and direct contact with skin lesions.

Case Presentation: We present the case of a 31-year-old previously healthy male with mpox-Infection following occupational exposure to mpox from a needle stick injury with a sterile needle through a contaminated glove.

qSOFA Score Is Useful to Assess Disease Severity in Patients With Heart Failure in the Setting of a Heart Failure Unit (HFU).

There is no gold standard to predict outcome in acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF). Several scores for mortality prediction of patients with ADHF have been developed and mostly consist of complex regression models. None of these models has been widely adopted by clinicians.