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The shortage is driven by increased prescribing due to bacterial infection coexisting with RSV infection, and in cases where it is not possible to tell if the patient is experiencing a bacterial or viral URI. Substitute antibiotics to consider include cephalosporins and amoxicillin-clavulanate.

Reported neurologic complications of monkeypox include headaches and mood disturbances, and more rarely, encephalitis, transverse myelitis, and seizures. Historically neurologic complications of smallpox include encephalitis, transverse myelitis, and acute disseminated encephalomyelitis among others. Of concern is the possibility of viral persistence and systemic complications in immunocompromised individuals. Monkeypox should be considered when these neurologic symptoms are seen in high-risk populations.