Emerg Infect Dis. 2023 May;29(5):997-1001. doi: 10.3201/eid2905.230028. Epub 2023 Mar 1.
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.
我们报告了一起韩国医护人员因针刺伤导致职业感染猴痘病毒的病例,并回顾了 2022 年文献中类似的报告。暴露后使用第三代天花疫苗和抗病毒药物特考韦瑞玛进行预防性治疗,抑制了局部病毒传播并缓解了病变疼痛。