Published on in Vol 26 (2024)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/52490, first published .
Using AI to Differentiate Mpox From Common Skin Lesions in a Sexual Health Clinic: Algorithm Development and Validation Study

Using AI to Differentiate Mpox From Common Skin Lesions in a Sexual Health Clinic: Algorithm Development and Validation Study

Using AI to Differentiate Mpox From Common Skin Lesions in a Sexual Health Clinic: Algorithm Development and Validation Study

Nyi Nyi Soe   1, 2 , MBBS, MPH ;   Zhen Yu   1, 3 , PhD ;   Phyu Mon Latt   1, 2 , MBBS, MPH ;   David Lee   4 , BAppSc, GradDip (CCRN), MPH, DrPH ;   Ranjit Singh Samra   5 , MBChB, MSc, MPH ;   Zongyuan Ge   3 , PhD ;   Rashidur Rahman   4 , MSc ;   Jiajun Sun   1, 2 , BE, MS ;   Jason J Ong   2, 4 , MBBS, MMed, PhD ;   Christopher K Fairley   2, 4 , MBBS, PhD ;   Lei Zhang   1, 2, 6 , PhD

1 Artificial Intelligence and Modelling in Epidemiology Program, Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Australia

2 School of Translational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia

3 Augmented Intelligence and Multimodal analytics (AIM) for Health Lab, Faculty of Information Technology, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia

4 Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Australia

5 Department of Infectious Diseases, Alfred Hospital, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Australia

6 Clinical Medical Research Center, Children’s Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China

Corresponding Author:

  • Lei Zhang, PhD
  • Artificial Intelligence and Modelling in Epidemiology Program
  • Melbourne Sexual Health Centre
  • Alfred Health
  • 580 Swanston Street, Carlton
  • Melbourne
  • Australia
  • Phone: 61 0433452013
  • Email: Lei.Zhang1@monash.edu