Sistema FMUSP-HC: Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (FMUSP) e Hospital das Clínicas da FMUSPCARVALHO, Laina BubachCASADIO, Luciana V. B.POLLY, MatheusNASTRI, Ana CatharinaTURDO, Anna ClaudiaELIODORO, Raissa H. De AraujoSABINO, Ester CerdeiraLEVIN, Anna SaraPROENCA, Adriana Coracini Tonacio deHIGASHINO, Hermes Ryoiti2023-02-232023-02-232022EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES, v.28, n.11, p.2334-2336, 20221080-6040https://observatorio.fm.usp.br/handle/OPI/51505We 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.engopenAccessarticleCopyright CENTERS DISEASE CONTROL & PREVENTION10.3201/eid2811.221323ImmunologyInfectious Diseases1080-6059