1. Monkeypox Virus Infection Resulting from an Occupational Needlestick - Florida, 2022.
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Mendoza R, Petras JK, Jenkins P, Gorensek MJ, Mableson S, Lee PA, Carpenter A, Jones H, de Perio MA, Chisty Z, Brueck S, Rao AK, Salzer JS, Stanek D, and Blackmore C
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- Humans, Monkeypox virus, Florida epidemiology, Mpox (monkeypox) diagnosis, Mpox (monkeypox) epidemiology, Needlestick Injuries epidemiology
- Abstract
In August 2022, the Florida Department of Health notified CDC of a nurse who acquired monkeypox through an occupational exposure while providing care to a patient with monkeypox. To date, occupationally acquired Monkeypox virus (MPXV) infections in health care personnel (HCP) have been rarely reported during the 2022 multinational outbreak (1,2). This report describes the first reported U.S. case and recommends approaches for preventing occupationally acquired MPXV infections in HCP., Competing Interests: All authors have completed and submitted the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors form for disclosure of potential conflicts of interest. No potential conflicts of interest were disclosed.
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- 2022
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