Table 1.
Studies included in the review with data on country, type of study, number of described cases, gender, age, history of HIV, history of concurrent or past STDs, sexual orientation and possible transmission routes
| Author | Study type | Country | No of cases | Gender | Age | HIV [ %] | STDs [concurrent or past] [%] | Sexual orientation | Transmission route |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catala et al., [2022] [16] | Cross-sectional | Spain | 185 | Male | Mean = 38.7 years | [42%] | [76% ][concurrent] | MSM: 99% | Sexual |
| Orviz et al., [2022] [17] | Cross-sectional | Spain | 48 | Male | M = 35 years | [39.5%] | [25%] [concurrent] | MSM: [97.9%] | Sexual |
| Tarín-Vicente et al. [18] | cohort | Spain | 181 | Male: 175 [97%] Female: 6 [3%] |
M = 37 years] | [40%] | [17%] concurrent | MSM: 92% Heterosexual men: 9 [5%] Heterosexual women: 6 [3%] |
Household: [3%] Sexual: 97% |
| Gomez-Garberi [19] | Case series | Spain | 14 | Male | M = 42 years | [57%] | 43% concurrent | MSM: 71% | 12 patients: sexual |
| Pérez-Martín [20] | Case report | Spain | 1 | Male | 40 years | 0% | Not mentioned | MSM | Sexual |
| Patel et al. [21] | Case series | UK | 197 | Male | M = 38 years | [35.9%]70 out of 195 screened | 56 [31.5%] of those screened [concurrent] | MSM: [99.5%] | 170/177 [96.0%] reported sexual contact with a male partner |
| Girometti et al. [22] | Cross-sectional | UK | 54 | Male | M = 41 years | [24%] | 25%] concurrent | MSM:100% | Sexual |
| Vivancos et al. [23] | Cross-sectional | UK | 79 | Male. | M = 38 years | Not mentioned | N/A | MSM: 83.5% | Sexual |
| Vusirikala et al. [24] | Cross-sectional | UK | 45 | Male | M = 40 years | 26% | [60%] Past history | MSM: 44 [98%] | Sexual |
| Lima et al. [25] | Case report | Brazil | 1 | Male | 41 | Not available | Not mentioned | MSM | Sexual |
| Brites et al. [26] | Case report | Brazil | 2 | Male | 37 31 |
50% | Not mentioned | MSM | Not indicated |
| Menezes et al. [27] | Case report | Brazil | 1 | Male | 41 | 100% | Not mentioned | MSM | Sexual |
| Karan A et al. [28] | Case report | USA | 1 | Male | 20s | 0% | Past history Syphilis | MSM | close, nonsexual contact with numerous unknown persons at a crowded outdoor event. |
| Hernandez LE et al. [29] | Case report | USA | 1 | Male | 37 | 100% | Past history Syphilis | Not mentioned | Unknown |
| Philpott D et al. [30] | Case series | USA | 1194 | 99% males | M = 35 years | Among 334 persons with available HIV data, 136 [41%] had HIV infection | Not mentioned | Not clear | Among 358 [30%] men with information on sexual encounters, 337 [94%] reported sex or close intimate contact with a man |
| Saunders KE et al. [31] | Case report | USA | 1 | Male | Less than 2 months | 0% | Not mentioned | Not relevant | Contact with one of his caregivers who reported activities that placed him at high risk for monkeypox exposure during the 2 months preceding the infant's illness Possible routes of transmission included shared bed linens and skin-to-skin contact through holding and daily care activities. |
| Pastula DM et al. [32] | Case report | USA | 2 | Male | 30s | 0% | one: a past syphilis infection | MSM | Not mentioned |
| Jang et al. [33] | Case report | South Korea | 1 | Male | 34 | 0% | 0% | MSM | Patient denied sexual intercourse however he had a genital lesion |
| Koh et al. [34] | Case series | Singapore | 15 | Male | M = 36 years | Not mentioned | Not mentioned | Most were MSM | 5 only reported sexual contact 9 had genital lesions |
| Yang et al. [35] | Case report | Taiwan | 1 | Male | 20 | Not mentioned | Not mentioned | Not mentioned | A travel history was only mentioned |
| Yadav et al. [36] | Case report | India | 2 | Male | 35, 31 years | 0% | 0% | Not mentioned | Both denied previous sexual contacts, however they had genital lesions |
M: median; HIV: Human acquired immunodeficiency virus; STD: Sexually transmitted diseases; MSM: Men who have sex with men.