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

Affiliations

• ¹ Dermatology Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte EPE, Lisbon, Portugal; Dermatology University Clinic, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal. Electronic address: catarinacorreia03@gmail.com.
• ² Dermatology Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte EPE, Lisbon, Portugal; Dermatology University Clinic, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal; Dermatology Research Unit (PFilipe Lab), Instituto de Medicina Molecular Joao Lobo Antunes, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal.
• ³ Dermatology Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte EPE, Lisbon, Portugal; Dermatology University Clinic, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal.
• ⁴ Department of Infectious Diseases, Emergency Response and Biopreparedness Unit, National Institute of Health, Lisbon, Portugal.
• ⁵ Dermatology Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte EPE, Lisbon, Portugal; Dermatology Research Unit (PFilipe Lab), Instituto de Medicina Molecular Joao Lobo Antunes, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal.