Monkeypox Virus Detection in Different Clinical Specimen Types

A global monkeypox outbreak began in May 2022. Limited data exist on specimen type performance in associated molecular diagnostics. Consequently, a diverse range of specimen sources were collected in the initial weeks of the outbreak in Ontario, Canada. Our clinical evaluation identified skin lesio...

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Main Authors: Maan Hasso, Stephen Perusini, Alireza Eshaghi, Elaine Tang, Romy Olsha, Hanyue Zhang, Evelyn Lau, Ashleigh Sullivan, Kirby Cronin, Seyeon Lee, Janet Obando, Cedric DeLima, Sandeep Nagra, Tom Braukmann, Venkata R. Duvvuri, Melissa Richard-Greenblatt, Antoine Corbeil, Julianne V. Kus, Anna Majury, Samir Patel, Jonathan B. Gubbay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2022-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/28/12/22-1160_article