1. Two fascinating reports from 2 different @CDCgov journals today on #monkeypox acquisition via needlestick injuries. The takeaway message for me: If you are a HCP & you have a sharps injury involving MPX, you probably want to get vaccinated right away.
2. The first report came out in #MMWR. A Florida nurse who was using a syringe to extract fluid from a suspected #monkeypox lesion pricked her finger, drawing blood. She got the first of 2 doses of Jynneos within 15 hours & only developed 1 lesion. cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/7…
3. The 2nd report, in @EIDjournal, is about a Portuguese doctor who had a similar needlestick injury while sampling a suspected #monkeypox lesion. There was no bleeding, he thought his glove was intact, and he didn't report the exposure. He was not vaccinated.
4. When the Portuguese doctor developed his first #monkeypox lesion — at the site of the injury — it was determined it was too late to vaccinate. He went on to have lesions on his scalp, neck, forearm, both hands, ankle and scrotum. wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/28…
5. Another takeaway, highlighted in the @EIDjournal article, is that people shouldn't be using sharps to sample #monkeypox lesions.
This is the 3rd such report I've seen. There was another published last month in @EIDjournal, from Brazil. wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/28…
This is the 3rd such report I've seen. There was another published last month in @EIDjournal, from Brazil. wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/28…
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