Monkeypox after Occupational Needlestick Injury from Pustule

Autor:	João P. Caldas, Sofia R. Valdoleiros, Sandra Rebelo, Margarida Tavares
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2022
Předmět:	monkeypox monkeypox virus MPXV viruses needlestick injury emerging communicable diseases Medicine Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216
Zdroj:	Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 28, Iss 12, Pp 2516-2519 (2022)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid2812.221374
Popis:	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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