ArticleEuro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin2022
Evidence of surface contamination in hospital rooms occupied by patients infected with monkeypox, Germany, June 2022.
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- An integrated review of monkeypox: from pathogen and epidemiology to diagnostics, control, and challenges.Emerging microbes & infections · 2026Review
- Mpox in South Asia: A Narrative Review on Epidemiology, Preparedness, and Preventive Strategies.Health science reports · 2026Article
- The emergence of Clade IIb and Ib mpox viruses: a state-of-the-art review.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2026Review
- Stability of Monkeypox Virus on Commonly Contacted Surfaces in Clinical Settings.Open forum infectious diseases · 2025Article
- Air and surface sampling for clade Ib monkeypox virus in United Kingdom hospitals, 2024 to 2025.Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin · 2025Article
- Efficacy of Laundry Practices in Eliminating Mpox Virus From Fabrics.The Journal of infectious diseases · 2025Article
- The resurgence of monkeypox virus: a critical global health challenge and the need for vigilant intervention.Frontiers in public health · 2025Review
- Delayed recognition of mpox on an inpatient psychiatric unit: a case report and investigation.Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE · 2025Article
- Efficacy of Disinfectants for Monkeypox Virus Inactivation on High Touch Surface Materials in Low-Resource Settings.Environmental science & technology · 2024Article
- Severe mpox in an immunocompromised patient complicated by deep tissue infection: A case report.Heliyon · 2024Article
- One Health Investigation into Mpox and Pets, United States.Emerging infectious diseases · 2024Article
- Modelling the effectiveness of an isolation strategy for managing mpox outbreaks with variable infectiousness profiles.Nature communications · 2024Article
- Infection prevention and control measures to reduce the transmission of mpox: A systematic review.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
- Proctitis in patients with monkeypox infection: a single-center analysis of 42 consecutive cases from a multidisciplinary observational study on monkeypox proctitis.Techniques in coloproctology · 2023Observational
- Tecovirimat for the treatment of severe Mpox in Germany.Infection · 2023Article
- The Biosafety Research Road Map: The Search for Evidence to Support Practices in the Laboratory-Mpox/Monkeypox Virus.Applied biosafety : journal of the American Biological Safety Association · 2023Review
- Insights on monkeypox disease and its recent outbreak with evidence of nonsynonymous missense mutation.Future science OA · 2023Review
- A case of occupational transmission of mpox.Infection · 2023Article
- Mpox and Monkeypox Virus: Special Considerations for Athletes in Contact Sports.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2023Article
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Abstract
The extent of monkeypox virus environmental contamination of surfaces is unclear. We examined surfaces in rooms occupied by two monkeypox patients on their fourth hospitalisation day. Contamination with up to 105 viral copies/cm2 on inanimate surfaces was estimated by PCR and the virus was successfully isolated from surfaces with more than 106 copies. These data highlight the importance of strict adherence of hospital staff to recommended protective measures. If appropriate, pre-exposure or early post-exposure vaccination should be considered for individuals at risk.
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