Hospitalization risk among patients with Mpox infection-a propensity score matched analysis.
Andrés F Henao MartinezChloe M OrkinBoghuma K TitanjiAlfonso Javier Rodriguez-MoralesJorge L SalinasCarlos Franco-ParedesJose TuellsDaniel B ChastainPublished in: Therapeutic advances in infectious disease (2023)
Independent predictive factors of hospitalization in our cohort for Mpox included people who are Black with a diagnosis of HIV, severe proctitis, pain requiring opioids, and elevated lactate dehydrogenase. Greater recognition of factors associated with increased risk of Mpox severity and hospitalization is paramount.