Outbreak of monkeypox in an STD clinic in Lisbon
Margarida Caldeira
Dermatology and Venereology Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, E.P.E, Lisbon, Portugal
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Cândida Fernandes
Dermatology and Venereology Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, E.P.E, Lisbon, Portugal
Correspondence
Cândida Fernandes, Dermatology and Venereology Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, E.P.E, Alameda Santo António dos Capuchos, 1169-050 Lisboa, Portugal.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorJosé Neves
Dermatology and Venereology Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, E.P.E, Lisbon, Portugal
Search for more papers by this authorAlexandre João
Dermatology and Venereology Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, E.P.E, Lisbon, Portugal
Search for more papers by this authorRebeca Calado
Dermatology and Venereology Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Coimbra, E.P.E, Coimbra, Portugal
Search for more papers by this authorAna Raquel Pinto
Infectious Diseases Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, E.P.E, Lisbon, Portugal
Search for more papers by this authorMaria José Borrego
Infectious Diseases Department, National Institute of Health Dr. Ricardo Jorge, Lisbon, Portugal
Search for more papers by this authorRita Cordeiro
Infectious Diseases Department, National Institute of Health Dr. Ricardo Jorge, Lisbon, Portugal
Search for more papers by this authorJorge Machado
Infectious Diseases Department, National Institute of Health Dr. Ricardo Jorge, Lisbon, Portugal
Search for more papers by this authorAna Pelerito
Infectious Diseases Department, National Institute of Health Dr. Ricardo Jorge, Lisbon, Portugal
Search for more papers by this authorIsabel Lopes de Carvalho
Infectious Diseases Department, National Institute of Health Dr. Ricardo Jorge, Lisbon, Portugal
Search for more papers by this authorLuis Vieira
Infectious Diseases Department, National Institute of Health Dr. Ricardo Jorge, Lisbon, Portugal
Search for more papers by this authorMaria Sofia Núncio
Infectious Diseases Department, National Institute of Health Dr. Ricardo Jorge, Lisbon, Portugal
Search for more papers by this authorMaria João Paiva Lopes
Dermatology and Venereology Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, E.P.E, Lisbon, Portugal
Search for more papers by this authorMargarida Caldeira
Dermatology and Venereology Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, E.P.E, Lisbon, Portugal
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Cândida Fernandes
Dermatology and Venereology Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, E.P.E, Lisbon, Portugal
Correspondence
Cândida Fernandes, Dermatology and Venereology Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, E.P.E, Alameda Santo António dos Capuchos, 1169-050 Lisboa, Portugal.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorJosé Neves
Dermatology and Venereology Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, E.P.E, Lisbon, Portugal
Search for more papers by this authorAlexandre João
Dermatology and Venereology Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, E.P.E, Lisbon, Portugal
Search for more papers by this authorRebeca Calado
Dermatology and Venereology Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Coimbra, E.P.E, Coimbra, Portugal
Search for more papers by this authorAna Raquel Pinto
Infectious Diseases Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, E.P.E, Lisbon, Portugal
Search for more papers by this authorMaria José Borrego
Infectious Diseases Department, National Institute of Health Dr. Ricardo Jorge, Lisbon, Portugal
Search for more papers by this authorRita Cordeiro
Infectious Diseases Department, National Institute of Health Dr. Ricardo Jorge, Lisbon, Portugal
Search for more papers by this authorJorge Machado
Infectious Diseases Department, National Institute of Health Dr. Ricardo Jorge, Lisbon, Portugal
Search for more papers by this authorAna Pelerito
Infectious Diseases Department, National Institute of Health Dr. Ricardo Jorge, Lisbon, Portugal
Search for more papers by this authorIsabel Lopes de Carvalho
Infectious Diseases Department, National Institute of Health Dr. Ricardo Jorge, Lisbon, Portugal
Search for more papers by this authorLuis Vieira
Infectious Diseases Department, National Institute of Health Dr. Ricardo Jorge, Lisbon, Portugal
Search for more papers by this authorMaria Sofia Núncio
Infectious Diseases Department, National Institute of Health Dr. Ricardo Jorge, Lisbon, Portugal
Search for more papers by this authorMaria João Paiva Lopes
Dermatology and Venereology Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, E.P.E, Lisbon, Portugal
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DATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT
The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
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