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

Affiliations

• ¹ Department of Microbiology, NSW Health Pathology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, NSW, Australia.
• ² Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of New Souh Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Serology and Virology Division, Microbiology, NSW Health Pathology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, NSW, Australia.
• ³ Serology and Virology Division, Microbiology, NSW Health Pathology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, NSW, Australia.
• ⁴ Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Laboratory Services, NSW Health Pathology-Institute of Clinical Pathology and Medical Research, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW, Australia.
• ⁵ 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: w.rawlinson@unsw.edu.au.