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KMID : 1100720230430020137
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Annals of Laboratory Medicine
2023 Volume.43 No. 2 p.137 ~ p.144
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Guidelines for the Laboratory Diagnosis of Monkeypox in Korea
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Hong Ki-Ho
Kim Gab-Jung
Roh Kyoung-Ho
Lee Hyuk-Min
Park Ok-Kyu
Kim Taek-Soo
Kim Jae-Seok
Lee Jae-Hyeon
Seong Moon-Woo
Kim So-Yeon
Park Jae-Sun
Park Youn-Hee
Huh Hee-Jae
Ryoo Nam-Hee
Kim Hyun-Soo
Sung Heung-Sup
Yoo Cheon-Kwon
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Abstract
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While the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic is ongoing, monkeypox has been rapidly spreading in non-endemic countries since May 2022. Accurate and rapid laboratory tests are essential for identifying and controlling monkeypox. Korean Society for Laboratory Medicine and the Korea Disease Prevention and Control Agency have proposed guidelines for diagnosing monkeypox in clinical laboratories in Korea. These guidelines cover the type of tests, selection of specimens, collection of specimens, diagnostic methods, interpretation of test results, and biosafety. Molecular tests are recommended as confirmatory tests. Skin lesion specimens are recommended for testing in the symptomatic stage, and the collection of both blood and oropharyngeal swabs is recommended in the presymptomatic or prodromal stage.
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KEYWORD
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Monkeypox, Laboratory diagnosis, PCR, Guidelines, Korea
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