Low CD4 Count or Being Out of Care Increases the Risk for Mpox Hospitalization Among People With Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Mpox.
Journal: Clinical Infectious Diseases : An Official Publication Of The Infectious Diseases Society Of America
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Abstract
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-associated immunosuppression may increase the risk of hospitalization with mpox. Among persons diagnosed with mpox in the state of Georgia, we characterized the association between hospitalization with mpox and HIV status. People with HIV and a CD4 count <350 cells/mm3 or who were not engaged in HIV care had an increased risk of hospitalization.
Authors
David Philpott, Robert Bonacci, Paul Weidle, Kathryn Curran, John Brooks, George Khalil, Amanda Feldpausch, Jessica Pavlick, Pascale Wortley, Jesse O'shea
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