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First HIV, Monkeypox, SARS-CoV-2 Coinfection Confirmed

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A new Letter presented the clinical features and diagnostic procedure of the first documented case of co-infection with monkeypox virus, SARS-CoV-2, and HIV-1 in an Italian 36-year-old male.
Published on August 19, 2022, by the peer-review Journal of Infection, this case highlights how monkeypox disease and COVID-19 symptoms may overlap and corroborates how in case of co-infection, anamnestic collection and sexual habits are crucial to perform the correct diagnosis.