Monkeypox is a unique variety of pox infection. WHO has already acknowledged the seriousness of the large monkeypox outbreak in 2022. The disease commonly presents as acute febrile illness with skin lesion. However, a fever or a skin lesion, however, is sometimes not detectable. Without the peculiar appearance, the physician might have missed the problem and made a false diagnosis. Basically, the clinical diagnosis is the simplest procedure and must be used by practitioners. Laboratory methods can help confirm diagnosis. The gold standard for diagnosis is the molecular-based diagnosis. There are also other available approaches such as point of care testing. In this article, we also summarize and discuss important practical points in laboratory diagnosis for monkeypox.
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Mungmunpuntipantip, R., & Wiwanitkit, V. (2023). Laboratory Diagnosis for Monkeypox: Clinical Practice and Important Points to Be Recognized. In Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology (Vol. 1410, pp. 13–20). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/5584_2022_741
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