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Monkeypox testing available for eligible VUMC patients

Release Date: 12 Sep 2022 Nashville Medical News
Alison Benton, SMB, and David Gaston, MD, PhD, discuss pcr data analysis as they prepare to begin in-house monkey pox te

David Gaston, MD, FCAP, the Molecular Infectious Disease Lab (MIDL) at Vanderbilt University Medical Center offering monkeypox testing. “We validated this test to benefit both patients and providers,” explains Dr. Gaston. “Results are returned without delays that might occur from outsourced diagnostics. With in-house testing for VUMC patients, any necessary infectious disease containment and treatment can be initiated quickly. As an academic clinical microbiology laboratory, we felt it is best for our patients to validate an in-house test to provide the most reliable results in the shortest period of time.”

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