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Clinical presentation and virological assessment of confirmed human monkeypox virus cases in Spain: a prospective observational cohort study

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In this cohort, monkeypox caused genital, perianal, and oral lesions and complications including proctitis and tonsillitis, which suggests close contact is probably the dominant transmission route in the current outbreak.
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This article is published in The Lancet.The article was published on 2022-08-01. It has received 255 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Medicine.

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HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Persons with Monkeypox — Eight U.S. Jurisdictions, May 17–July 22, 2022

Kathryn G. Curran, +102 more
TL;DR: It is important that public health officials leverage systems for delivering HIV and STI care and prevention to reduce monkeypox incidence in this population and consideration should be given to prioritizing persons with HIV infection and STIs for vaccination against monkeypox.
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Monkeypox: epidemiology, pathogenesis, treatment and prevention

TL;DR: In this paper , the authors reviewed the epidemiology of monkeypox, monkeypox virus reservoirs, novel transmission patterns, mutations and mechanisms of viral infection, clinical characteristics, laboratory diagnosis and treatment measures.
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Efficacy and safety of Paxlovid for COVID-19:a meta-analysis

TL;DR: Wang et al. as discussed by the authors performed a meta-analysis of Paxlovid in patients with COVID-19 and reported a case of COVID19 rebound in a severe COVID 19 patient during long term (20 days) treatment.
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Assessing Healthcare Workers’ Knowledge and Their Confidence in the Diagnosis and Management of Human Monkeypox: A Cross-Sectional Study in a Middle Eastern Country

TL;DR: The endorsement of conspiracy beliefs about virus emergence was associated with lower H MPX knowledge, the belief in the role of male homosexuals in HMPX spread, and with lower diagnosis and management confidence levels.
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Estimating per-act HIV transmission risk: a systematic review.

TL;DR: The risk of HIV acquisition varied widely, and the estimates for receptive anal intercourse increased compared with previous estimates, while the risk associated with sexual intercourse was reduced most substantially by the combined use of condoms and antiretroviral treatment of HIV-infected partners.
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Clinical features and management of human monkeypox: a retrospective observational study in the UK

Hugh Adler, +138 more
TL;DR: The longitudinal clinical course of monkeypox in a high-income setting, coupled with viral dynamics, and any adverse events related to novel antiviral therapies are described, to highlight the urgent need for prospective studies of antivirals for this disease.
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Clinical Characteristics of Human Monkeypox, and Risk Factors for Severe Disease

TL;DR: In this article, a confirmed case of monkeypox was found in 34 patients, 5 (15%) were defined as severely ill, and 9 (26%) were hospitalized for 148 hours; no patients died.