Mpox detection in clinical specimens by three commercial real-time PCR assays demonstrates comparable results.

Pathology

Serology and Virology Division, Microbiology, NSW Health Pathology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, NSW, Australia; Schools of Clinical Medicine, Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, UNSW, Kensington, NSW, Australia. Electronic address:

Published: August 2024

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