Concurrent Sexually Transmitted Infection Testing Among Patients Tested for Mpox at a Tertiary Healthcare System

Open Forum Infect Dis. 2023 Jul 17;10(8):ofad381. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofad381. eCollection 2023 Aug.

Abstract

Coinfection with sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and mpox is common. We evaluated concurrent STI testing among Duke Health patients tested for mpox. We found that most patients tested for mpox were not comprehensively tested for STIs, despite concurrent STIs being diagnosed in 15% of patients when testing was performed.

Keywords: HIV; mpox; sexually transmitted infections.