Mpox Infection in Children-Infection Control Implications for Household Contacts

Angel N Desai; George R Thompson 3rd; Daniel Dodson; Sonja M Neumeister; Anna M Arutyunova; Kate Trigg; Dean Blumberg; Stuart H Cohen

doi:10.1093/ofid/ofad003

Mpox Infection in Children-Infection Control Implications for Household Contacts

Open Forum Infect Dis. 2023 Feb 22;10(2):ofad003. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofad003. eCollection 2023 Feb.

Authors

Angel N Desai¹, George R Thompson 3rd¹, Daniel Dodson², Sonja M Neumeister¹, Anna M Arutyunova¹, Kate Trigg¹, Dean Blumberg², Stuart H Cohen¹

Affiliations

¹ Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California, USA.
² Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California, USA.

Abstract

Mpox has recently re-emerged as a global entity of concern. We report one of the first pediatric cases in the United States and provide updated recommendations relevant to infection control and prevention measures of those in close contact with mpox.

Keywords: complications; infection control; orthopox; tecovirimat.