(2022) CARVALHO, Laina Bubach; CASADIO, Luciana V. B.; POLLY, Matheus; NASTRI, Ana Catharina; TURDO, Anna Claudia; ELIODORO, Raissa H. De Araujo; SABINO, Ester Cerdeira; LEVIN, Anna Sara; PROENCA, Adriana Coracini Tonacio de; HIGASHINO, Hermes Ryoiti
We describe monkeypox virus (MPXV) transmission from a patient to a healthcare worker through needlestick injury. A lesion appeared at the inoculation site 5 days after inju-ry. Blood tested MPXV-positive by PCR before symptoms worsened; blood remained MPXV-positive at discharge 19 days after symptom onset. Postexposure prophylaxis could prevent potential MPXV bloodborne transmission.