evaluation of the genexpert for human monkeypox diagnosis. | monkeypox virus (mpxv), a zoonotic orthopoxvirus (opx), is endemic in the democratic republic of congo (drc). currently, diagnostic assays for human monkeypox (mpx) focus on real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (pcr) assays, which are typically performed in sophisticated laboratory settings. herein, we evaluated the accuracy and utility of a multiplex mpx assay using the genexpert platform, a portable rapid diagnostic device that may serve as a point-of-care test to diagnose infectio ... | 2017 | 27994107 |