Central nervous system symptoms in mpox patients without HIV co-infection: a meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Co-infection with HIV in patients infected with the mpox virus (MPXV) may pose a potential risk of influencing neurological manifestations. We aimed to synthesize the central nervous system (CNS) symptoms reported by mpox patients without HIV co-infection.

Methods

We conducted a search for studies on mpox published in PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Cochrane, CNKI, Wanfang Data, and Weipu Data till 2023/11/19. The type of studies included were cohort studies, case series, case-control trials, and randomized controlled trials. Reviews, editorials, pre-prints, and conference proceedings were excluded. We only included studies that reported neurological manifestations in mpox patients without HIV. STATA (version 16.0) was used to create forest plots that pooled the m

SUBMITTER: Luan J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12723029 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature