| Research Article: | Monkeypox 2022: What clinicians in the dialysis community should do |
| Author: | Dhakrit Rungkitwattanakul, Constance Mere, Uzoamaka Nwaogwugwu, Pamela Lawson, Mohammed Aldhaeefi, Weerachai Chaijamorn, Katherine Hager and Monika Daftary |
| Email: | weerachai.cha@siam.edu |
| Department|Faculty: | Faculty of Pharmacy, Siam University, Bangkok 10160 |
| Published: | Hemodialysis International, Volume 24, Issue 6, 28 September 2022, Pages 1-4 |
Citation
Rungkitwattanakul D., Mere, Constance, Nwaogwugwu, Nwaogwugwu, Lawson, Pamela, Aldhaeefi, Mohammed, Chaijamorn W., Hager, Katherine and Daftary, Monika. (2022). Monkeypox 2022: What clinicians in the dialysis community should do. Hemodialysis International, 24(6), 1-4.
ABSTRACT
In 2022, monkeypox outbreaks were reported in nonendemic countries affecting thousands of individuals. With majority of cases in Europe, the majority of those were related to men who have sex with men (MSM) without travel history to endemic areas.1 In the United States (US), cases are rapidly increasing, and most cases are found in major metropolitan areas.1 Though there have not been any reports of outbreaks in hemodialysis centers, it is important for clinicians caring for dialysis patients to be aware of the virology, transmission, management, and prevention of the infection as an outbreak could be swift.
Keywords: IV, intravenous; L, liter; PO, oral; Vd, volume of distribution.
Monkeypox 2022: What clinicians in the dialysis community should do
Faculty of Pharmacy, Siam University, Bangkok, Thailand