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Volume 30, Number 9—September 2024
Research
Role of Direct Sexual Contact in Human Transmission of Monkeypox Virus, Italy
Giuseppe Sberna, Gabriella Rozera, Claudia Minosse, Licia Bordi
, Valentina Mazzotta, Alessandra D’Abramo, Enrico Girardi, Andrea Antinori, Fabrizio Maggi, and Eleonora Lalle
, Valentina Mazzotta, Alessandra D’Abramo, Enrico Girardi, Andrea Antinori, Fabrizio Maggi, and Eleonora Lalle
Figure 2
Figure 2. Linear regression analysis of Ct values and MPXV DNA levels in clinical specimens from study of role of direct sexual contact in human transmission of MPXV, Italy. Results show highly negative correlation (r = −0.99) between Ct values and the amount of MPXV DNA. Ct, cycle threshold; ddPCR, digital droplet PCR; MPXV, monkeypox virus.
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