Hospitalisation for monkeypox in Milan, Italy.

Travel Med Infect Dis

III Division of Infectious Diseases, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Luigi Sacco Hospital, Milan, Italy; Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy. Electronic address:

Published: September 2022

During the current multi-country outbreak of human monkeypox the hospitalisation rate observed in Milan, Italy was 8.8%. Bacterial superinfection and severe perianal pain were the main cause of hospitalisation requiring antibiotic treatment and analgesic therapy. One patient was treated with Cidofovir. All hospitalised patients were discharged and the outcome was favourable with full recovery.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tmaid.2022.102417DOI Listing

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