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. 2022 Oct 29;400(10362):1509.
doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(22)01794-9.

Monkeypox exposure during pregnancy: what does UK public health guidance advise?

Hugh Adler  1 , Rachel Taggart  2
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Monkeypox exposure during pregnancy: what does UK public health guidance advise?

Hugh Adler et al. Lancet. .
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Abridged screening flowchart proposed by Dashraath and colleagues and proposed amendments to flowchart to align with UK public health recommendations The UK Health Security Agency recommends avoiding contact with immunosuppressed individuals, children younger than 5 years, and pregnant women for 21 days after significant exposure (direct monkeypox virus exposure to broken skin or mucous membranes), but does not recommend complete self isolation.
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