Journal article
Early Release - Monkeypox Virus Detection in Different Clinical Specimen Types - Volume 28, Number 12—December 2022 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Abstract
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 lesions as the optimal diagnostic specimen source.
Authors
Hasso M; Perusini S; Eshaghi A; Tang E; Olsha R; Zhang H; Lau E; Sullivan A; Cronin K; Lee S
Journal
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol. 28, No. 12, pp. 2513–2515
Publisher
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Publication Date
December 2022
DOI
10.3201/eid2812.221160
ISSN
1080-6040