Retrospective Screening of Clinical Samples for Monkeypox Virus DNA, California, USA, 2022

Retrospective Screening of Clinical Samples for Monkeypox Virus DNA, California, USA, 2022

We retrospectively screened oropharyngeal and rectal swab samples originally collected in California, USA, for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae testing for the presence of monkeypox virus DNA. Among 206 patients screened, 17 (8%) had samples with detectable viral DNA. Monkeypox virus...

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Main Authors: Caitlin A. Contag, Jacky Lu, Zachary T. Renfro, Abraar Karan, Jorge L. Salinas, Michelle Khan, Daniel Solis, Malaya K. Sahoo, Fumiko Yamamoto, Benjamin A. Pinsky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2023-04-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
mpox
monkeypox virus
viruses
sexually transmitted infections
zoonoses
orthopoxvirus
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/4/22-1576_article

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