Value of Wastewater Assays for Mpox

Compared with case reports, wastewater assays for MPXV viral nucleic acid had high sensitivity as well as positive and negative predictive values.

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Published inNEJM journal watch. Infectious diseases
Main Author Baum, Stephen G
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Waltham Massachusetts Medical Society 06.02.2024
Subjects
Epidemics
Health surveillance
Monkeypox
Nucleic acids
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Summary:Compared with case reports, wastewater assays for MPXV viral nucleic acid had high sensitivity as well as positive and negative predictive values.
ISSN:2330-040X