A Case of Persistently Positive Mpox PCR for 1 Year in a Patient With Advanced HIV
Mpox (previously called monkeypox) is a self-limited vesiculopustular skin disease caused by the monkeypox virus. Symptoms and skin findings typically resolve within 4 weeks in immunocompetent patients. This report describes a case of persistent Mpox infection with polymerase chain reaction positivity lasting greater than 1 year after initial infection in a patient with advanced HIV.
Authors
- Maria C. Rodriguez‐Barradas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2446-2667)
- Prathit A. Kulkarni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8611-8699)
- Haitham Alaithan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6636-3811)
- Neha Venkatesh
- Richard J. Hamill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0491-9626)
Institutions
- Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (US)
- Baylor College of Medicine (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Open Forum Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-04-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaf230
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Poxvirus research and outbreaks
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.04
Funders
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention