Case report
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Discovery of Mpox Virus in Bile: A Case with Multiple Coinfections.
Meng-Ze Gan
Jin-Mei Qin
Xiao-Ying Qin
Ren-Ping Peng
Qiu-Ye Xiao
Shu-Hui Wang
Yin-Duo Wei
Liu-Ying Wei
Rui Zhao
Zhou-Hua Xie
Dan Li
Jun Zou
Medicine
Abstract
We report the detection of Monkeypox virus (MPXV) nucleic acid in bile from a rash-free patient with advanced HIV and multiple coinfections. This case raises the possibility that MPXV nucleic acid may be detectable in bile and represents, to our knowledge, the first reported detection of MPXV nucleic acid in human bile. The clinical significance of this observation requires further study.