Table 1. CD4 count, viral markers, and antibodies of HIV in the blood of the confirmed mpox case.
| Test items | August 17, 2023 | August 24, 2023 | September 1, 2023 | September 12, 2023 | September 27, 2023 | October 12, 2023 | November 5, 2023 | |
| Note: The case reported a potential expose event of engaging in insertive condomless anal intercourse on August 3, 2023; and self-tested for HIV by a rapid HIV test with a negative result on August 10, 2023. Abbreviation: NA=not available; TND=target not detected; MPXV=monkeypox virus; HIV=human immunodeficiency virus. | ||||||||
| The viral shedding of MPXV (Ct value) | ||||||||
| Skin lesion | 21.23 | NA | NA | NA | Negative (scab) | NA | NA | |
| Oropharyngeal | 31.97 | NA | NA | 31 | Negative | NA | Negative | |
| CD4 count (cells/mm3) | 34 | 44 | 99 | 265 | 347 | NA | 410 | |
| HIV RNA (copies/mL) | NA | >10,000,000 | >10,000,000 | 1,097 | 44 | NA | TND | |
| 3rd generation serology for HIV | Negative | Negative | NA | Negative | Negative | Positive | Positive | |
| 4th generation serology for HIV | NA | NA | NA | Indeterminate | Positive | NA | Positive | |
| Western blot | NA | NA | NA | Indeterminate | NA | Positive | Positive | |
| (P24) | (p17, p24, gp41, gp120, gp160) | (p17, p24, p31, gp41, gp120, gp160) | ||||||