Low CD4 Count or Being Out of Care Increases the Risk for Mpox Hospitalization Among People With Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Mpox
David Philpott, Robert A. Bonacci, Paul J. Weidle, Kathryn Curran, John T. Brooks, George Khalil, Amanda Feldpausch, Jessica Pavlick, Pascale Wortley, Jesse O’Shea
Abstract
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-associated immunosuppression may increase the risk of hospitalization with mpox. Among persons diagnosed with mpox in the state of Georgia, we characterized the association between hospitalization with mpox and HIV status. People with HIV and a CD4 count <350 cells/mm3 or who were not engaged in HIV care had an increased risk of hospitalization.
Topics & Concepts
ImmunosuppressionHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV)MedicineImmunodeficiencyImmunologyInternal medicineVirologyImmune systemPoxvirus research and outbreaksHerpesvirus Infections and TreatmentsRabies epidemiology and control