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Monkeypox after Occupational Needlestick Injury from Pustule

2022; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Volume: 28; Issue: 12 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3201/eid2812.221374

1080-6059

João Paulo Caldas, Sofia R. Valdoleiros, Sandra Rebelo, Margarida Tavares,

Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research

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.