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An Overview of Monkeypox Virus Detection in Different Clinical Samples and Analysis of Temporal Viral Load Dynamics
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Mpox is a zoonotic disease caused by the Monkeypox virus (MPXV), and since May 2022, tens of thousands of cases have been reported in non-endemic countries. We aimed to evaluate the suitability of different sample types for mpox diagnostic and assess the temporal dynamics of viral load. We evaluated 1914 samples from 953 laboratory-confirmed cases. The positivity rate was higher for lesion (91.3%) and rectal swabs (86.1%) when compared with oropharyngeal swabs (69.5%) and urines (41.2%), indicating higher viral loads for the former. Supporting this, lesion and rectal swabs showed lower median PCR C values (C = 23 and C = 24), compared to oropharyngeal swabs and urines (C = 31). Stable MPXV loads were observed in swabs from lesions up to 30 days after symptoms onset, contrasting with a considerable decrease in viral load in rectal and oropharyngeal swabs. Overall, these results point to lesion swabs as the most suitable samples for detecting MPXV in the 2022-2023 multicountry outbreak and show comparable accuracy to rectal swabs up to 8 days after symptoms onset. These findings, together with the observation that about 5% of patients were diagnosed through oropharyngeal swabs while having negative lesions, suggest that multisite testing should be performed to increase diagnostic sensitivity.
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Ct Values Monkeypox Virus Clinical Samples Positive Rate Viral Clearance Viral Load Portugal Infecções Sistémicas e Zoonoses
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J Med Virol. 2024 Dec;96(12):e70104. doi: 10.1002/jmv.70104
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Wiley