Viable mpox virus in the environment of a patient room

• Main Authors: Marimuthu, Kalisvar, Wong, Judith Chui Ching, Lim, Poh Lian, Octavia, Sophie, Huan, Xiaowei, Ng, Yi Kai, Yang, Jun Jing, Sutjipto, Stephanie, Linn, Kyaw Zaw, Setoh, Yin Xiang, Ong, Clara Chong Hui, Griffiths, Jane, Farhanah, Sharifah, Cheok, Thai Shawn, Nur Ashikin Binti Sulaiman, Congcong, Sipaco Barbara, Neves, Erica Sena, Loo, Liang Hui, Hakim, Luqman, Sim, Shuzhen, Lim, Merrill, Nazeem, Mohammad, Vasoo, Shawn, Tham, Kwok Wai, Ng, Oon Tek, Ng, Lee Ching
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Science::Medicine; Mpox Virus; Environmental Contamination
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/169451
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

We conducted a prospective environmental surveillance study to investigate the air, surface, dust, and water contamination of a room occupied by a patient infected with mpox virus (MPXV) at various stages of the illness. The patient tested positive for MPXV from a throat swab and skin lesions. Envir...