Concurrent Sexually Transmitted Infection Testing Among Patients Tested for Mpox at a Tertiary Healthcare System

Coinfection with sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and mpox is common. We evaluated concurrent STI testing among Duke Health patients tested for mpox. We found that most patients tested for mpox were not comprehensively tested for STIs, despite concurrent STIs being diagnosed in 15% of patients...

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Autores principales: Mourad, Ahmad, Alavian, Naseem, Woodhouse, Edwin W, Niehaus, Emily, Cunningham, Hayley, Zavala, Sofia, Kohler, Patricia, Pappas, Steven, Yarrington, Michael, Okeke, Nwora Lance, Wolfe, Cameron R, Cox, Gary M, Dicks, Kristen V, Stout, Jason E
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2023
Materias:
Brief Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10394722/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37539060
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofad381
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Sumario:Coinfection with sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and mpox is common. We evaluated concurrent STI testing among Duke Health patients tested for mpox. We found that most patients tested for mpox were not comprehensively tested for STIs, despite concurrent STIs being diagnosed in 15% of patients when testing was performed.

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