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

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Authors

Correia, Catarina

Vieitez-Frade, J.

Lopes de Carvalho, Isabel

Abstract(s)

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. (...)

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Research Letters

Keywords

Monkeypox Monkeypox Virus Outbreak Sexually Transmitted Infections Venereology Infeções Sistémicas e Zoonoses Infecções Emergentes

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/9030

Citation

J Am Acad Dermatol. 2023 Oct;89(4):822-823. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2023.05.071. Epub 2023 Jun 8.

Publisher

Elsevier

DOI

10.1016/j.jaad.2023.05.071

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DDI - Artigos em revistas internacionais

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