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Two cases of MPXV infection during pregnancy in heterosexual cisgender women without classic cutaneous lesions, Northern California, 2022. IDCases Renfro, Z. T., Contag, C. A., Lu, J., Solis, D., Huang, C., Sahoo, M. K., Yamamoto, F., Mah, J., Jones, M. S., Lin, J., Levy, V., Pinsky, B. A. 2023; 33: e01881

Abstract

As part of an epidemiologic survey, we screened remnant samples collected for STI testing for mpox virus. We identified two cases of presumed MPXV infection in pregnant, heterosexual cisgender women. Here, we describe their pregnancy and birth outcomes. Both patients required induction of labor and experienced labor complicated by chorioamnionitis.

View details for DOI 10.1016/j.idcr.2023.e01881

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