Frequent detection of monkeypox virus DNA in saliva, semen, and other clinical samples from 12 patients, Barcelona, Spain, May to June 2022

A monkeypox (MPX) outbreak has expanded worldwide since May 2022. We tested 147 clinical samples collected at different time points from 12 patients by real-time PCR. MPX DNA was detected in saliva from all cases, sometimes with high viral loads. Other samples were frequently positive: rectal swab (...

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Autores principales: Peiró-Mestres, Aida, Fuertes, Irene, Camprubí-Ferrer, Daniel, Marcos, María Ángeles, Vilella, Anna, Navarro, Mireia, Rodriguez-Elena, Laura, Riera, Josep, Català, Alba, Martínez, Miguel J, Blanco, Jose L
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) 2022
Materias:
Rapid Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9284919/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35837964
http://dx.doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2022.27.28.2200503
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Sumario:A monkeypox (MPX) outbreak has expanded worldwide since May 2022. We tested 147 clinical samples collected at different time points from 12 patients by real-time PCR. MPX DNA was detected in saliva from all cases, sometimes with high viral loads. Other samples were frequently positive: rectal swab (11/12 cases), nasopharyngeal swab (10/12 cases), semen (7/9 cases), urine (9/12 cases) and faeces (8/12 cases). These results improve knowledge on virus shedding and the possible role of bodily fluids in disease transmission.

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