Clinical Course and Outcome of Human Monkeypox in Nigeria.

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Abstract

In a retrospective review of hospital records of 40 human monkeypox cases from Nigeria, the majority developed fever and self-limiting vesiculopustular skin eruptions. Five deaths were reported. Compared to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-negative cases, HIV type 1-coinfected cases had more prolonged illness, larger lesions, and higher rates of both secondary bacterial skin infections and genital ulcers.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Clin Infect Dis

Title: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America

Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)

ISSN (Electronic): 1537-6591

ISSN (Print): 1058-4838

Publication date (Electronic): November 05 2020

Volume: 71

Issue: 8

Affiliations

[1 ] Infectious Disease Unit, Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital, Okolobiri, Bayelsa, Nigeria.

[2 ] Infectious Disease Unit, Federal Medical Centre Owerri/University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu, Nigeria.

[3 ] Paediatric Infectious Disease Unit, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.

[4 ] Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria.

[5 ] Nigerian Prison Services, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria.

[6 ] Department of Medicine, University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria.

[7 ] Ministry of Health, Nasarawa, Nasarawa State, Nigeria.

[8 ] Global Public Health Department, Public Health England, London, United Kingdom.

Article

Publisher Item ID: 5734993

DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa143

PubMed ID: 32052029

SO-VID: ec0c0bd1-3a93-4362-8782-e9db31f13852

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Keywords: human monkeypox,clinical course,Nigeria,HIV/AIDS,outcome

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Keywords: human monkeypox, clinical course, Nigeria, HIV/AIDS, outcome

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