Disseminated mpox in an immunocompromised patient in DR Congo: a call for a shift from disease-focused to person-centred outbreak response

• Published in: The Lancet infectious diseases Vol. 25; no. 3; pp. e124 - e125
• Main Authors: Bugeme, Patrick Musole, Bugale, Patrick Kazuba, Mashauri, Joël Zigashane, Kapalata, André Ishara, Bugwaja, Levi, Mukika, Trust Faraja, Shangula, Salomon Mashupe, Sebiyoyo, Philémon Hodari, Barungu, Daniel Buuma, Kasi, Willy, Bengehya, Justin, Katoto, Patrick D M C, Bahizire, Esto, Ivers, Louise C, Vetter, Pauline, Azman, Andrew S, Malembaka, Espoir Bwenge
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2025; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Analgesics; Anesthesia; Antibiotics; Antiretroviral drugs; Capacity development; Complex patients; Drug therapy; Epidemics; Health services; HIV; Hospitals; Human immunodeficiency virus; Malnutrition; Medical referrals; Motorcycles; Mpox; Pandemics; Patients; Viral diseases; Wound healing; Congo-Democratic Republic of Congo

In August, 2024, a male nurse aged 32 years, who had treated patients with suspected mpox, presented at the mpox treatment centre at the Uvira Referral Hospital after a 2-day motorbike transfer from a rural hospital due to worsening condition despite 3 weeks of supportive treatment. Additionally, wh...