Table 1.
Summarized results in the clinical samples. CI—confidence interval; SE—sensitivity; SP—specificity.
| qPCR for Orthopoxvirus (Reference) |
|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Specimen | ddPCR for Crmb MPXV | Positive | Negative | SE [95% CI] |
SP [95% CI] |
| Skin lesion |
Positive | 10 | 0 | 100% [69.15–100.00] |
100% [47.82–100.00] |
| Negative | 0 | 5 | |||
| Positive | 10 | 0 | 100% [69.15–100.00] |
100% [47.82–100.00] |
|
| Rectal swab | Negative | 0 | 5 | ||
| Positive | 9 | 0 | |||
| Pharyngeal swab | Negative | 1 | 5 | 90% [55.50–99.75] |
100% [47.82–100.00] |
| Positive | 6 | 0 | 60% [26.24–87.84] |
100% [47.82–100.00] |
|
| Whole blood | Negative | 4 | 5 | ||