Ulcerative Pathogens Among Suspected Monkeypox Virus (MPXV) Patients: A Cross Sectional Study.

Jorge-Alfredo Pérez-García1, Antonio Pujol2, Eva Orviz3

  • 1Clinical Microbiology Service, Institute of Laboratory Medicine (IML), Hospital Clínico San Carlos, C/ Profesor Martín Lagos s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Hospital Clínico San Carlos, IdISSC, C/ Profesor Martín Lagos s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain; Centro Sanitario Sandoval, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, C/ Profesor Martín Lagos s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain.

Summary

Monkeypox virus (MPXV) coinfections were investigated in ulcerative lesions. MPXV should be considered a sexually transmitted infection and included in the differential diagnosis of ulcerative STIs.

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