A case of occupational transmission of mpox.
Monkeypox
Mpox
Needle-stick injury
Nosocomial
Occupational
Journal
Infection
ISSN: 1439-0973
Titre abrégé: Infection
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 0365307
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Aug 2023
Aug 2023
Historique:
received:
24
10
2022
accepted:
21
01
2023
medline:
19
7
2023
pubmed:
4
2
2023
entrez:
3
2
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
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. 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. The patient presented with a three-day history of fever, malaise, and an increasing erythema and swelling of one fingertip. The patient works as a medical doctor with regular exposure to patients infected with mpox. Mpox-PCR from a swab of the lesion and an oro-pharyngeal swab were positive. The lesion on his finger evolved into a necrotic skin lesion finally healing, leaving a scar. He did not develop any secondary pox on his skin and recovered fully. Only a minority of patients with mpox infection develop illness with pronounced local complications as in this case. Mpox can potentially be transmitted in an occupational context. Medical personnel should be informed about this possible route of transmission.
Identifiants
pubmed: 36735196
doi: 10.1007/s15010-023-01989-x
pii: 10.1007/s15010-023-01989-x
pmc: PMC9897149
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
1169-1173Informations de copyright
© 2023. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany.
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