8/05/2022: Lab Advisory: Infection Prevention and Control of Mpox in Healthcare Settings

CDC's Laboratory Outreach Communication System (LOCS)

Audience: Individuals Collecting Specimens

Level: Lab Advisory

CDC provides infection prevention and control guidance for healthcare providers, including clinical laboratory professionals and those who collect specimens from patients. Human-to-human transmission of mpox in healthcare settings is rare. Refer to CDC’s guidance for more information about how mpox spreads.

Personnel who collect specimens should use personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with recommendations for healthcare settings. When using proper PPE, a trained healthcare professional can safely collect specimens from patients to test for mpox virus or other diseases or conditions.

Your safety matters. Please refer to the Infection Prevention and Control of Mpox in Healthcare Settings page for more information on how to protect yourself, including:

Please review the Guideline for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in Healthcare Settings (Standard Precautions | Section IV) in detail and share this message widely with your networks.

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Questions?

If you are a clinical or public health laboratory professional, contact LOCS.
For media inquiries, contact the CDC Newsroom.
For all other questions, contact CDC-INFO.

Thank you,

The Laboratory Outreach Communication System

Laboratory Outreach Communication System (LOCS) | Division of Laboratory Systems (DLS)

Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services (CSELS)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

LOCS@cdc.gov

www.cdc.gov/locs

08/05/2022: Lab Advisory: Infection Prevention and Control of Mpox in Healthcare Settings