CDC issues monkeypox infection control advisory for clinicians
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention yesterday recommended clinicians adhere to all recommendations to prevent monkeypox transmission in health care settings, including using the recommended personal protective equipment. CDC last week released a Colorado study showing low risk to health care personnel exposed to monkeypox patients, but suggesting health care personnel “could benefit from public health outreach regarding infection prevention education and training,” noting that only 23% of exposed personnel wore all the recommended PPE.
Related News Articles
Headline
As summer Pride parades and other large gatherings approach, Americans at high risk for mpox (monkeypox) exposure should ensure they are fully vaccinated with…
Headline
The Food and Drug Administration Friday authorized for emergency use a molecular test to detect mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) at the point of care in…
Headline
The Food and Drug Administration Friday authorized for emergency use a real-time polymerase chain reaction test to detect mpox (formerly known as…
Headline
In a study of men under age 50 who were eligible to receive the JYNNEOS vaccine to prevent monkeypox (mpox) during the U.S. outbreak this year, unvaccinated…
Headline
The World Health Organization today recommended a new name for monkeypox that is intended to mitigate a rise in related racist and stigmatizing language…
Headline
The Department of Health and Human Services today renewed the nation’s monkeypox public health emergency declaration for another 90 days. When the PHE was…