ArticleInfection2023
A case of occupational transmission of mpox.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 12 citations in OpenAlex.
- Secondary attack rates after mpox exposure in multiple settings during the 2022-2024 pandemic: a systematic review.BMC infectious diseases · 2026Pooled it
- Knowledge level regarding mpox among nurses in China: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Serological evidence uncovers undocumented mpox exposure in febrile patients in Nigeria.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
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- Atypical presentation of occupational mpox: a case report from Brazil.ASM case reports · 2025Article
- Analysis of Mpox by Occupation and Industry in Seven U.S. Jurisdictions, May 2022-March 2023.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Emerging Pathogen Threats in Transfusion Medicine: Improving Safety and Confidence with Pathogen Reduction Technologies.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Evaluation of a ddPCR Commercial Assay for the Absolute Quantification of the Monkeypox Virus West Africa in Clinical Samples.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Challenges and Counteracting Strategies Including Optimum Health Service Practices for Frontline Nurses During the Mpox Outbreak and Futuristic Vision.SAGE open nursingArticle
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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
introductionBetween 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. CASE PRESENTATION: 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. DISCUSSION: Only a minority of patients with mpox infection develop illness with pronounced local complications as in this case.
conclusionMpox can potentially be transmitted in an occupational context. Medical personnel should be informed about this possible route of transmission.
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