What is the effectiveness of tecovirimat for treatment of monkeypox? CDCgov Monkeypox MonkeypoxVirus Tecovirimat Treatment
By Bhavana KunkalikarSep 13 2022Reviewed by Aimee Molineux In a recent study published in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, researchers assessed the effectiveness of tecovirimat in monkeypox treatment.
About the study In the present study, researchers assessed the intake and outcome forms of patients who were diagnosed or suspected of a monkeypox infection and were treated with tecovirimat. Results The study results showed that almost 98% of the 527 patients whose intake forms and data were available were men, while the average age was 36.5 years. Among 464 patients whose racial and ethnicity information was available included 38.8% White, 34.7% Hispanic or Latino, and 17.9% non-Hispanic Black or African American individuals.
Data on hospitalization status for 331 of the 369 patients with outcome forms were available. Among these, 6.9% were admitted after the onset of symptoms, with a median stay of four days. The median time required for subjective improvement after the beginning of treatment was three days. Approximately 72.6% of the 317 patients with available outcome data, showed recovery with or without sequelae either by the time or before the post-treatment assessment was completed. Almost 27.
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