RE: Monkeypox22 May 2022 14:09
Latest UKHSA government guidance for potential monkey pox case testing .
PCR !
Actions on a possible or probable case
Test for monkeypox (using designated testing pathway).
Undertake additional contemporaneous tests to rule out alternative diagnoses if clinically appropriate and if not done already.
If admission of patient required for clinical reasons, admit to single room isolation at negative or neutral pressure at local hospital site with RPE PPE (with appropriate IPC arrangements).
Or, if patient not requiring admission for clinical reasons: self-isolation at home (based on assessment by the clinician and following UKHSA guidance).
Or, if patient not requiring admission for clinical reasons but self-isolation at home is not possible for social or medical reasons following clinician assessment: isolation in single room at negative or neutral pressure at local hospital site with RPE PPE pending test result (prioritise probable cases).
Confirmed case
A person with a laboratory confirmed monkeypox infection (monkeypox PCR positive).