We designed a multiplex quantitative PCR to differentiate monkeypox virus clades. For clinical samples collected in the United Kingdom and Nigeria, sensitivity was 78% (95% CI 67.67%-86.14%) and specificity 94% (95% CI 80.84%-99.30%); for samples with cycle thresholds <35, sensitivity was 98% (95% CI 91.72%-99.96%) and specificity 94% (95% CI 80.84%-99.30%).
Journal article
2026-02-01T00:00:00+00:00
32
250 - 254
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MPXV, Nigeria, PCR, United Kingdom, diagnostics, monkeypox virus, mpox, viruses, zoonoses, Monkeypox virus, Mpox, Monkeypox, Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction, Humans, Sensitivity and Specificity, Nigeria, Phylogeny, United Kingdom, Animals