Patient characteristics
A total of 148 patients were positive to mpox by qPCR (ct <
28). Available medical records showed that 95% were men and 5%
transgender (M-to-F). Ninety percent of patients were MSM, of whom 50%
were taking HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis, and 25% lived with HIV. A
quarter of the patients had travelled within 3 weeks prior to mpox
diagnosis (>85% to Europe, none to Africa). Only, 5% of
the patients were hospitalized, mostly for severe pharyngeal/tonsils.