Sexually transmitted infections and clinical features in monkeypox (mpox) patients in Madrid, Spain
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Maldonado-Barrueco, Alfredo
Sanz-González, Claudia
Gutiérrez-Arroyo, Almudena
Grandioso-Vas, David
Roces-Álvarez, Patricia
Sendagorta-Cudos, Elena
Falces-Romero, Iker
Mingorance, Jesús
García-Rodríguez, Julio
Quiles-Meleroa, Inmaculada
Issue Date
2023-01-18
Type
Article
Language
en_US
Keywords
Sexually Transmitted Infections , Monkeypox , Mpox , STI , Sexually , Coinfections , Proctitis , HIV , LGV , Chlamydia , Syphilis , Neisseria
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Abstract
Since the beginning of the monkeypox (mpox) virus outbreak in May 2022, there has been an increase in the number of cases worldwide in the setting of sexual transmission. We have tested by real-time PCR 187 mpox patients, of which 157 patients were screened for sexually transmitted infections (STI) in 245 samples. Thirty-six pathogens were detected in 30 patients: herpes simplex virus (HSV–I/II, 12/36, 33.3%), Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG, 9/36, 25%), Chlamydia trachomatis (CT, 5/36, 13.8%), Chlamydia trachomatis-lymphogranuloma venereum (CT-LGV, 3/36, 8.3%), Treponema pallidum (TP, 4/36, 11.1%) and Mycoplasma genitalium (MG, 3/36, 8.3%). Screening of STI is recommended in mpox patients for the differential diagnosis of the main infections of sexual tract especially in patients with rectal involvement.
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Maldonado-Barrueco, A., Sanz-González, C., Gutiérrez-Arroyo, A., Grandioso-Vas, D., Roces-Álvarez, P., Sendagorta-Cudos, E., Falces-Romero, I., Mingorance, J., García-Rodríguez, J., & Quiles-Melero, I. (2023). Sexually transmitted infections and clinical features in monkeypox (mpox) patients in Madrid, Spain. Travel medicine and infectious disease, 52, 102544. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tmaid.2023.102544
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Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease