Cases of Monkeypox show highly-overlapping co-infection with HIV and syphilis.

Journal: Frontiers in public health
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Abstract

PURPOSE: Ongoing Monkeypox (MPX) outbreaks in countries outside Africa have unique characteristics. However, data on cohorts of confirmed cases in China is limited. The study provides important epidemiological, diagnostic, and clinical information about this disease in China.

Authors

  • Lin Jia
    Clinical and Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Beijing Youan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
  • Benyong Yan
    Clinical and Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Beijing Youan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
  • Yuan Fang
    Department of Neurology, Dongyang People's Hospital, Affiliated to Wenzhou Medical University, Dongyang, China.
  • Xiaodong Yang
    Clinical and Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Beijing Youan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
  • Han Jia
    Clinical and Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Beijing Youan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
  • Mei Zhang
    Clinical and Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Beijing Youan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
  • Shuang Li
    Clinical and Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Beijing Youan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
  • Yang Zhang
    Innovative Institute of Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy, Academy for Interdiscipline, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China.
  • Wen Wang
    Clinical and Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Beijing Youan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
  • Caiping Guo
    Clinical and Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Beijing Youan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
  • Tong Zhang
    Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.
  • Xiaojie Huang
    Clinical and Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Beijing Youan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
  • Taiyi Jiang
    Clinical and Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Beijing Youan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.