Malik Waleed, Dosovitz Simon, Whitehouse Jonathan, Reza Nafisa, Khan Sharmin, Chan Justin
Division of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Department of Medicine, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
Infection Prevention and Control Department, NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue, New York, NY, USA.
Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol. 2025 Feb 11;5(1):e36. doi: 10.1017/ash.2025.3. eCollection 2025.
This report describes a delayed recognition of mpox in a patient admitted to an inpatient psychiatry unit, resulting in potential exposures to staff and patients. We detail the investigation and risk mitigation efforts and emphasize the importance of prompt identification and isolation in congregate healthcare settings to prevent transmission.
本报告描述了一名入住住院精神科病房的患者中猴痘的延迟诊断情况,这导致了对工作人员和患者的潜在暴露。我们详细介绍了调查和风险缓解措施,并强调在集体医疗环境中及时识别和隔离以防止传播的重要性。