Anorectal Testing for Monkeypox Virus Infection in Men who have Sex with Men with and without Proctitis.

Eric A MeyerowitzInessa GendlinaVimi J DesaiRobert GrossbergSingh R NairBeendu PujarPaul F RiskaHeather B RootJustin ToroJulian A TorresLiise-Anne PirofskiBarry S Zingman

Published in: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2022)

We performed anorectal testing in 18 cis-gendered men who have sex with men with symptoms consistent with monkeypox virus (MPXV) infection. We found rectal MPXV DNA in 9/9 with and 7/9 without proctitis. Future study of anorectal testing is needed and may inform the diagnosis and pathogenesis of MPXV disease.

Keyphrases

men who have sex with men
hiv testing
hiv positive
rectal cancer
single molecule
circulating tumor
south africa
current status
human immunodeficiency virus
depressive symptoms
circulating tumor cells