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class="dfe-section dfe-section--page-summary summary-list" data-section="cdc_hcp_diagnosis_page_summary"> <div class="dfe-section__header"> <h2 class="editor-block--title" id="heading-rdr6okepyz">Key points</h2> </div> <div class="dfe-section__content"> <ul class="nested-list"> <li class="level-1">Mpox is diagnosed using real-time PCR tests.<ul> </ul> </li> <li class="level-1">Tests are available through local, state, territorial or tribal health department and many large commercial laboratories.<ul> </ul> </li> <li class="level-1">Clinicians should collect two swabs from each lesion in case additional testing, such as clade-specific testing, is needed.<ul> </ul> </li> </ul> <div class="dfe-section__nav hide" id="dfe-section__nav"> <div class="dfe-section__nav__header" id="dfe-section__nav__header"> </div> <div class="dfe-section__nav-links" id="dfe-section__nav-links"> </div> </div> </div> <div id="nav-buttons"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="cdc-dfe-body__center "> <div 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These tests are available through your local, state, territorial or tribal health department and many large commercial laboratories.<ul> </ul> </li> <li class="level-1">Clinicians with specimens that are suspected to contain <em>M</em><em>onkeypox virus</em> (MPXV) could contact their state or territorial public health department for information on testing options.<ul> </ul> </li> <li class="level-1">Results are usually available in 2-4 days.<ul> </ul> </li> <li class="level-1">Clinicians should <a href="/mpox/hcp/diagnosis-testing/collecting-specimens.html" class="">collect two swabs from each lesion</a> (generally from 2-3 lesions) in case additional testing, such as clade-specific testing, is needed for these patients.<ul> </ul> </li> <li class="level-1">Clinicians should notify their <a href="https://www.cste.org/page/EpiOnCall" class="tp-link-policy" rel="noreferrer" data-domain-ext="org">state health department<span class="visually-hidden sr-only" aria-label=" external icon" role="img"></span><span class="cdc-icon-external cdc-link-icon" aria-hidden="true" alt="external icon"></span></a> if they have a patient with <a href="/mpox/hcp/clinical-signs/index.html">mpox-like symptoms</a> and recent travel to <a href="/mpox/outbreaks/2023/index.html">Central or Eastern Africa</a>.<ul> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="dfe-section" data-section="cdc_hcp_diagnosis_recommended"> <a class="onThisPageAnchor" id="cdc_hcp_diagnosis_recommended-steps" name="<h2%20class=%22editor-block--title%22%20id=%22heading-hw_mk1sz_-%22>Steps</h2>" title='<h2 class="editor-block--title" id="heading-hw_mk1sz_-">Steps</h2>'></a><h2 class="editor-block--title" id="heading-hw_mk1sz_-">Steps</h2> <p>Specimen collection, storage, and shipping of human specimens are subject to Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) restrictions. Contact the laboratory testing facility to determine their specific requirements.</p> <p>Refer to CDC's <a href="/mpox/hcp/diagnosis-testing/collecting-specimens.html" class="">Specimen Collection Guidelines</a> for general instructions on collecting, handling and shipping specimens.</p> <ol class="nested-list nested-list--letters "> <li class="level-1">Before testing, review CDC's <a href="/mpox/hcp/laboratories/biosafety.html" class="">Biosafety Laboratory Guidance for Handling and Processing Mpox Specimens</a> for recommended laboratory procedures and biosafety guidelines when collecting, handling, and processing specimens.<ol> </ol> </li> <li class="level-1">Collect skin lesion material for initial laboratory testing. 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