CDC report shows people with monkeypox have higher than expected rates of HIV and STIs CDCgov monkeypox virus HIV STIs sexuallytransmittedinfections infection disease
By Dr. Chinta SidharthanSep 12 2022Reviewed by Danielle Ellis, B.Sc. In a recent study published in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, researchers investigated the prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus , and other recent sexually transmitted infection diagnoses among persons with monkeypox.
About the study The present study used surveillance data for HIV, monkeypox, and other STIs from eight jurisdictions of the United States to analyze and correlate HIV infection and STI diagnoses within the preceding year to individuals with monkeypox infections. The data were also used to assess the severity of monkeypox cases related to HIV infection status.
Results The study found that HIV prevalence was 38% among the 1,969 monkeypox patients diagnosed between May 17 and July 22, 2022. The prevalence of one or more reportable STIs among the diagnosed monkeypox patients was 41%. The percentage of monkeypox-infected persons with HIV and one or more STIs diagnosed in the preceding year was 18.
Additionally, some monkeypox symptoms, such as rectal pain and bleeding, tenesmus, proctitis, and bloody stools, were reported more by patients with HIV infection than those without HIV. Unsuppressed HIV load in monkeypox patients was also associated with symptoms such as lymphadenopathy, pruritis, rectal bleeding, and bloody stools. Low CD4 levels in monkeypox patients with concurrent HIV infection were linked to a higher incidence of fever and generalized pruritis.
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