Epidemiological characteristics and risk factors of suspected and confirmed mpox cases during the 2022–2023 epidemic in the Capital Region, Korea
Mingyeol Shim, Soo Hyeon Cho, Seung Eun Lee, Taeyoung Kim · 2024
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Mingyeol Shim, Soo Hyeon Cho, Seung Eun Lee and Taeyoung Kim study suspected and confirmed mpox cases in the capital region of Korea during the 2022 to 2023 epidemic. Of 160 adults investigated, ninety-five tested positive by PCR. Interviews and records were used to compare positive and negative cases and to find risk factors.
Nearly all confirmed cases were men, most often with genital or anal rashes or sores plus pain. About a third of the men also had HIV. Most were judged to have caught mpox through sexual contact in the twenty-one days before symptoms, often with same-sex or casual partners. Skin and sore samples gave the highest test yield, while blood gave the lowest.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Mingyeol Shim, Soo Hyeon Cho, Seung Eun Lee, Taeyoung Kim |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 21 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |