Evaluating the Accuracy of Self-Collected Swabs for the Diagnosis of Mpox.

Ubals, Maria; Tarín-Vicente, Eloy José; Oller, Xènia; Mendoza, Adrià; Alemany, Andrea; Hernández-Rodríguez, Águeda; Casañ, Cristina; Rivero, Ángel et al. · Clin Infect Dis · 2023

cross_sectional · Level IV

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Abstract

We evaluated the accuracy of patient-collected skin lesions, oropharyngeal, and rectal swabs among 50 individuals enrolled in a study of mpox viral dynamics. We found that the performance of self-collected samples was similar to that of physician-collected samples, suggesting that self-sampling is a reliable strategy for diagnosing mpox.

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