Association of Tecovirimat Therapy With Mpox Symptom Improvement: A Cross-sectional Study—King County, Washington, May–October 2022
Ellora N Karmarkar,
Matthew R Golden,
Roxanne P Kerani
et al.
Abstract:Background
Data on tecovirimat effectiveness for human mpox are limited. We conducted a retrospective cross-sectional interview-based study to identify associations between tecovirimat treatment and the mpox clinical course.
Methods
Using public health surveillance data from King County, Washington, we recruited and interviewed persons diagnosed with mpox during May–October 2022. We calculated descriptive statistics on demogr… Show more
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