Case Report and Literature Review of Occupational Transmission of Monkeypox Virus to Healthcare Workers, South Korea
Yunsang Choi, Eun-Bi Jeon, Tae-Young Kim, Seong Jin Choi, Song Mi Moon, Kyoung‐Ho Song, Hong Bin Kim, Eu Suk Kim
Abstract
We report a case of occupational monkeypox virus infection from a needlestick injury in a healthcare worker in South Korea and review similar reports in the literature during 2022. Postexposure prophylactic treatment with a third-generation smallpox vaccine and antiviral agent tecovirimat inhibited local virus spread and alleviated lesion pain.
Topics & Concepts
MonkeypoxMedicineSmallpoxHealth careVirologyTransmission (telecommunications)Occupational exposureVirusNeedlestick injuryHealthcare workerVaccinationVacciniaHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV)Environmental healthBiologyRecombinant DNAEngineeringGeneEconomicsElectrical engineeringEconomic growthBiochemistryPoxvirus research and outbreaksBacillus and Francisella bacterial researchHerpesvirus Infections and Treatments