Here's my @pozmagazine report on the @NEJM #monkeypox study. Other reports have covered the key findings, but I'll note for the #HIV audience that 41% of cases were HIV+. The good news is that they did not have worse outcomes.
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"Whilst people with HIV account for more than 40% of cases so far, it is reassuring that HIV status was not linked with monkeypox severity,” said @drlaurajwaters, chair of the @BritishHIVAssoc.
The proportion of HIV+ people in this case series appears higher than HIV rates among men who have sex with men overall. It's not clear if HIV might be associated with greater monkeypox susceptibility, though it seems possible that immunosuppression could play a role.
Among those who were HIV- or unknown status, nearly 60% were on #PrEP. Integrating monkeypox, HIV & STI prevention, testing, vaccination & treatment sounds like a great approach -- & we need to fund sexual health services!
Great work by the @ShareNetIntl Clinical Group, including @profchloeorkin, @JohnPThornhill, @JurgenRockstroh, @andreaantinori, @klts0 & many others I don't recognize on Twitter.
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