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Timeline of MPX symptoms to specimen receipt at the National Laboratory (number of days)
| Fever to rash | Rash to specimen collection | Specimen collection to laboratory | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPX positive | MPX negative | MPX positive | MPX negative | MPX positive | MPX negative | |
| Mean | 2.2 | 2.9 | 5.4 | 6.0 | 46.0 | 42.0 |
| Median | 2.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 39.0 | 40.0 |
| Range | −5.0 to 9.0 | −7.0 to 33.0 | −6.0 to 23.0 | 0.0 to 30.0 | 10.0 to 207.0 | 12.0 to 185.0 |
MPX = monkeypox.
