Use

This lab‑developed molecular diagnostic test aids in the diagnosis of infection with mpox virus. It employs real‑time PCR for qualitative detection of both non‑variola orthopoxviruses and Mpox virus (West African clade/Clade II) DNA in patients presenting with an acute pustular or vesicular rash. It helps differentiate Mpox viral DNA from other non‑variola orthopoxviruses and is intended to be used in conjunction with clinical observations and epidemiological risk factors—not as the sole basis for treatment or patient management decisions. ([questdiagnostics.com](https://www.questdiagnostics.com/healthcare-professionals/about-our-tests/infectious-diseases/monkeypox?utm_source=openai))