Clinical characteristics of six fatal cases with advanced HIV and monkeypox virus co-infection in Beijing: A retrospective analysis
The combination of MPXV with advanced HIV infection carries an excessive risk of death, generated by severe immunodeficiency that facilitates serious secondary infections and MPXV dissemination. Even if ART is initiated as soon as possible, immune function cannot be restored quickly enough to clear MPXV.
Authors
- Jialu Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6411-6876)
- Ying Liu
- Lulu Xing
- Hongxin Zhao
- Jiang Xiao
- Yifan Guo
Institutions
- Beijing Ditan Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Infection and Public Health
- Published
- 2026-01-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jiph.2025.103126
- Primary Topic
- Poxvirus research and outbreaks
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00