Health Care Personnel Exposures to Subsequently Laboratory-Confirmed Monkeypox Patients – Colorado, 2022

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
• Personal Author:
  Marshall, Kristen E. ; Barton, Marlee ; Nichols, Janell ; de Perio, Marie A. ; Kuhar, David T. ; Spence-Davizon, Emily ; Herlihy, Rachel K. ; Czaja, Christopher A. ; Abbey, Theo ; Beck, Alyssa ; Bernal, Jennifer ; Burket, Tori ; Carrillo, Connor ; Casey, Mary ; Daily, Karen ; Emanuel, Catherine ; Havis, Sonakshee ; Jaskunas, Jillian ; Kacka, Mike ; Keenan, Ella ; Nelson, Grace ; Tran, Eileen ; Warren, Leslee ; Yunus, Saher
• Description:
  What is already known about this topic? Although risk for monkeypox transmission to health care personnel (HCP) is thought to be low, CDC recommends that HCP wear personal protective equipment (PPE) consisting of gown, gloves, eye protection, and an N95 (or higher-level) respirator while caring for patients with suspected or confirmed monkeypox. What is added by this report? Among 313 Colorado HCP exposed to patients with monkeypox, recommended PPE use and receipt of postexposure prophylaxis vaccination was low. HCP were assessed for risk and actively monitored for 21 days when indicated; none acquired monkeypox. What are the implications for public health practice? The risk for acquiring monkeypox among U.S. HCP after exposure to patients with monkeypox is very low. HCP in all health care settings can benefit from public health outreach regarding infection prevention education and training. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Communicable Diseases Delivery Of Health Care Health Personnel Humans Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional Mpox (monkeypox) Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Safety Viral Diseases
• Keywords:
  Infection prevention; Infectious diseases; Viral diseases; Disease transmission; Health care personnel; Personal protective equipment; PPE; Vaccines; Prophylaxis; Monkeypox; Mpox
• Source:
  MMWR 2022 Sep; 71(38):1216-1219
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• DOI:
  http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7138e2
• ISSN:
  0149-2195
• Pubmed ID:
  36136939
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC9531564
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; Georgia ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 8
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  OD - Office of the Director
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  4 pdf pages
• Volume:
  71
• Issue:
  38
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20066054
• Citation:
  MMWR 2022 Sep; 71(38):1216-1219
• Contact Point Address:
  Kristen E. Marshall, PhD, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment - Career Epidemiology Field Officer Program, CDC
• Email:
  phv5@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2022
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:4211ea9291e1cc9d11dea270d584065e58d211692ff64270565fa520bec71e9d0cd71ad6e5d17d67d19f7f4c04b92bd8c2e8c4ed899996d552e06163f17200a7
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/122546/cdc_122546_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 121.28 KB ]