Detection of mpox using polymerase chain reaction from the skin and oropharynx over the course of infection: A prospective study

• Author(s): Correia, Catarina ; Alpalhão, M, ; de Sousa, D, ; Vieitez-Frade, J. ; Pelerito, Ana ; Cordeiro, Rita ; Lopes de Carvalho, Isabel ; Núncio, MS ; Ferreira, J, ; Filipe, P.
• Date: 2023
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/9030
• Origin: Repositório Científico do Instituto Nacional de Saúde
• Subject(s): Monkeypox; Monkeypox Virus; Outbreak; Sexually Transmitted Infections; Venereology; Infeções Sistémicas e Zoonoses; Infecções Emergentes
• Document Type: Journal article
• Language: English
• Contributor(s): Repositório Científico do Instituto Nacional de Saúde

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To the Editor: Since early May 2022, 86,746 mpox virus (MPV) infections have been reported worldwide.1,2 However, its in vivo viral kinetics and infectivity remain unclear.3 We conducted a prospective observational study to determine how long MPV remains detectable in skin lesions and the oropharynx. (...)