Table 1

Characteristics of monkeypox patients, Madrid, Spain, 27 May–24 June (n = 37)

Patients Days from symptom onset to sampling Skin lesions Cq values Plasma Cq values Oropharyngeal swabs Cq values Anal swabs Cq value
Patients with sore throat
21 2 21 33 25 N/A
22 4 24 36 30 N/A
30 3 23 40 26 26
35 3 21 32 21 16
Patients with Proctitis and anal lesions
2 5 25 Negative N/A 23
4 5 Negative 31 25 33
8 7 21 34 20 20
10 1 23 34 22 22
13 4 33 35 26 26
29 6 17 32 19 19
37 10 18 33 N/A 18
Patients without sore throat or proctitis/anal lesions
1 N/A 14 Negative 21 37
3 3 24 34 31 N/A
5 5 18 29 24 Negative
6 2 14 36 36 36
7 4 24 36 20 20
9 2 22 36 31 35
11 8 23 36 19 19
12 4 28 36 33 33
14 4 28 33 37 Negative
15 3 23 35 Negative 35
16 3 33 36 N/A 31
17 6 19 31 32 N/A
18 3 22 38 36 21
19 2 15 35 Negative 36
20 3 17 33 30 16
23 5 19 28 22 18
24 5 20 36 36 30
25 15 24 34 Negative N/A
26 3 25 32 28 20
27 7 15 Negative Negative 37
28 2 23 37 27 14
31 8 21 38 27 27
32 3 27 34 27 27
33 4 20 38 20 20
34 2 22 35 32 32
36 2 17 34 35 34

N/A: not available.