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  • - A healthcare worker contracted monkeypox virus (MPXV) from a patient due to a needlestick injury, leading to a lesion forming five days later.
  • - The worker tested positive for MPXV in their blood before showing severe symptoms, and the virus was still detectable 19 days after symptoms began.
  • - Implementing postexposure prophylaxis could help prevent the spread of MPXV through bloodborne routes in similar cases.

Article Abstract

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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http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2811.221323DOI Listing

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