Usefulness of Non-Skin Samples in the PCR Diagnosis of Mpox (Monkeypox)
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Samples | No. | Days after the Onset of Symptoms (Mean) | Positive (%) | Mean Ct |
---|---|---|---|---|
Skin | 14 | 2–9 (4.9) | 13 (92.9) | 26.0 |
Anogenital | 23 | 1–7 (3.7) | 22 (95.7) | 23.7 |
Nasopharyngeal/Pharyngeal | 15 | 2–10 (4.8) | 11 (78.6) | 31.3 |
Serum | 18 | 1–9 (5.1) | 17 (94.4) | 34.6 |
Total | 70 | 1–10 (4.5) | 63 (90.0) | 28.4 |
Case | Skin 1 | Skin 2 | Genital 1 | Genital 2 | Anal | NP | Pharyngeal | Serum | Days after the Onset of Symptoms |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | POS | NEG | POS | 3 | |||||
4 | POS | POS | 4 | ||||||
5 | POS | POS | POS | 6 | |||||
7 | POS | POS | POS | POS | 3 | ||||
8 | POS | POS | 6 | ||||||
9 | POS | POS | POS | NEG | 2 | ||||
10 | POS | POS | POS | 2 | |||||
13 | POS | POS | POS | 6 | |||||
14 | POS | POS * | 3 and 5 * | ||||||
21 | POS | POS | 7 | ||||||
22 | POS | NEG | POS | 4 | |||||
23 | POS | NEG ** | POS | 9 and 10 ** | |||||
24 | POS | POS | POS | 4 | |||||
26 | POS | POS | POS | POS | 4 | ||||
29 | POS | POS | POS | 7 | |||||
30 | POS | POS | NEG | NEG | 3 | ||||
31 | POS | POS | POS | 1 | |||||
36 | POS | POS | POS | 3 | |||||
43 | POS | POS *** | POS | 4 and 5 *** | |||||
46 | POS | POS | POS | 7 | |||||
47 | NEG | POS | POS | POS | 7 |
Samples | No. | Negative (%) | Days after the Onset of Symptoms (Mean) |
---|---|---|---|
Skin | 18 | 18 (100) | 1–19 (5.4) |
Anogenital | 8 | 8 (100) | 2–14 (9.6) |
Nasopharyngeal | 3 | 3 (100) | 1–4 (2.0) |
Serum | 7 | 7 (100) | 1–14 (8.6) |
Total | 36 | 36 (100) | 1–19 (6.0) |
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Algarate, S.; Bueno, J.; Crusells, M.J.; Ara, M.; Alonso, H.; Alvarado, E.; Ducons, M.; Arnal, S.; Benito, R. Usefulness of Non-Skin Samples in the PCR Diagnosis of Mpox (Monkeypox). Viruses 2023, 15, 1107. https://doi.org/10.3390/v15051107
Algarate S, Bueno J, Crusells MJ, Ara M, Alonso H, Alvarado E, Ducons M, Arnal S, Benito R. Usefulness of Non-Skin Samples in the PCR Diagnosis of Mpox (Monkeypox). Viruses. 2023; 15(5):1107. https://doi.org/10.3390/v15051107
Chicago/Turabian StyleAlgarate, Sonia, Jessica Bueno, María J. Crusells, Mariano Ara, Henar Alonso, Elena Alvarado, María Ducons, Sara Arnal, and Rafael Benito. 2023. "Usefulness of Non-Skin Samples in the PCR Diagnosis of Mpox (Monkeypox)" Viruses 15, no. 5: 1107. https://doi.org/10.3390/v15051107
APA StyleAlgarate, S., Bueno, J., Crusells, M. J., Ara, M., Alonso, H., Alvarado, E., Ducons, M., Arnal, S., & Benito, R. (2023). Usefulness of Non-Skin Samples in the PCR Diagnosis of Mpox (Monkeypox). Viruses, 15(5), 1107. https://doi.org/10.3390/v15051107