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US BioTek Laboratories rolls out diagnostic testing for Monkeypox

October 14, 2022

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US BioTek Laboratories has launched Monkeypox diagnostic testing, which can deliver results within 24 hours.

Using lesion swap specimen and real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) testing, the new product will identify Monkeypox, as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

RT-PCR is used when the initial material is RNA, which is first transcribed into complementary DNA (cDNA) by reverse transcriptase, in this process.

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