Monkeypox Virus Transmission to Healthcare Worker through Needlestick Injury, Brazil
Laína Bubach Carvalho
, Luciana V.B. Casadio, Matheus Polly, Ana Catharina Nastri, Anna Cláudia Turdo, Raissa H. de Araujo Eliodoro, Ester Cerdeira Sabino, Anna Sara Levin, Adriana Coracini Tonacio de Proença, and Hermes Ryoiti Higashino
Author affiliations: Universidade de São Paulo Hospital das Clínicas, São Paulo, Brazil (L. Bubach Carvalho, L.V.B. Casadio, M. Polly, A.C. Nastri, A.C. Tonacio de Proença, H.R. Higashino); Sao Camilo Hospital Pompeia Unit, São Paulo (L. Bubach Carvalho, L.V.B. Casadio, M. Polly, A.C. Turdo, A.C. Tonacio de Proença, H.R. Higashino); Universidade de São Paulo Instituto de Medicina Tropical, São Paulo (R.H. de Araujo Eliodoro); Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo (E.C. Sabino, A.S. Levin)
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Figure. Timeline of symptoms and testing in a case of MPXV transmission to healthcare worker through needlestick injury, Brazil. All collected specimens had RT-PCR detectable MPXV through hospital discharge. Numerals inside squares indicate RT-PCR cycle threshold values. MPXV, monkeypox virus; RT-PCR, reverse transcription PCR.
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