The impact of immunosuppression on the mortality and hospitalization of Monkeypox: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the 2022 outbreak
Ahmed Azzam,
Heba Khaled,
Haitham Salem
et al.
Abstract:Background
Limited data is available regarding the severity and mortality of Mpox in individuals with immunocompromised conditions. Therefore, we performed this meta-analysis to understand the impact of HIV- or non-HIV-associated immunosuppression on the severity of Mpox requiring hospitalization and mortality.
Methods
A thorough literature search was performed from 2022 up to January 2024. The results were presented as odds ratios (ORs). We only i… Show more
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