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A Case of Persistently Positive Mpox PCR for 1 Year in a Patient With Advanced HIV.

Haitham Alaithan, Neha Venkatesh, Prathit A Kulkarni, Richard J Hamill, Maria C Rodriguez-Barradas

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5 authors.

Haitham AlaithanDepartment of Medicine, Infectious Diseases Section, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6636-3811
Neha VenkateshDepartment of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
Prathit A KulkarniDepartment of Medicine, Infectious Diseases Section, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8611-8699
Richard J HamillDepartment of Medicine, Infectious Diseases Section, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0491-9626
Maria C Rodriguez-BarradasDepartment of Medicine, Infectious Diseases Section, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2446-2667

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mpox (previously called monkeypox) is a self-limited vesiculopustular skin disease caused by the monkeypox virus. Symptoms and skin findings typically resolve within 4 weeks in immunocompetent patients. This report describes a case of persistent Mpox infection with polymerase chain reaction positivity lasting greater than 1 year after initial infection in a patient with advanced HIV.

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human immunodeficiency virusMpoxorthopoxviruspositive PCR

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PMID40330803
PMCPMC12053250

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