Information for Health Care Providers

Health care providers are recommended to follow CDC and CDPH's health advisories, including:

• CDC July 30 Health Advisory
  

• CDC July 28 Health Advisory
  

• CDC June 14 Health Advisory

• CDPH May 27 Health Advisory

• CDPH May 20 Health Advisory

Check with your local health department (LHD) for more information on case reporting and treatment options available.

Case Definition, Diagnosis and Reporting:

Help identify, test, and diagnose Monkeypox cases with the following resources.

• What Healthcare Professionals Should Know – CDC resource on clinical features of monkeypox, infection control guidelines in healthcare settings, and state health department contacts for reporting.
• Monkeypox Case Definitions - CDC definitions on cases, epidemiologic criteria, and exclusion criteria.
• Clinical Recognition - CDC guidance on key Monkeypox characteristics, clinical prodrome, and rash development.
• CDC Clinical Guidance  – CDC guidance for healthcare providers for managing patients with Monkeypox.
  
• Clinician FAQs – CDC questions and answers about Monkeypox for Healthcare providers.
• Isolation and Infection Control: Home - CDC guidance on the isolation of Monkeypox patients at home.
  
• Clinical Assist Tool for Monkeypox Evaluation - CDPH guidance tool to aid clinicians in determining monkeypox diagnosis
  

Infection Control:

Information for preparing for and completing laboratory testing for monkeypox.

• Preparation and Collection of Specimens – CDC best practices for specimen collection, storage, and shipment of specimens for Monkeypox diagnosis.
• Infection Control – CDC guidance on infection control in healthcare settings and at home, autopsy and handling human remains, hand hygiene and PPE. infection control in healthcare settings and at home, autopsy and handling human remains, hand hygiene and PPE.
• Sequence for Putting On PPE – CDC flyer for best practices when using PPE.
• Commercial laboratories providing monkeypox testing:
  

• LabCorp Monkeypox (Orthopoxvirus), DNA, PCR Test – Labcorp resource on Monkeypox tests.
  

• Quest Diagnostics Monkeypox Virus DNA, Qualitative Real-Time PCR - Quest Diagnostics resource on test details and FAQs.

• Monkeypox Mayo Clinic Lab Ordering – main page for ordering tests from Mayo Clinic.

• Monkeypox Aegis Sciences Corporation PCR Testing- main page for ordering tests from Aegis Sciences.

• Monkeypox Testing Sonic Healthcare USA -main page for ordering tests from Sonic Healthcare.

• Information for Laboratory Personnel – CDC information on laboratory procedures and testing, including RT-PCR assays and PPE.

Prevention and Management in Healthcare Settings:

Know how to prevent the spread of monkeypox in your healthcare setting.

• Infection Prevention and Control of Monkeypox in Healthcare Settings - CDC guidance that includes transmission prevention, patient placement and PPE.
• Monitoring People Who Have Been Exposed - CDC guidelines for monitoring people who were exposed to confirmed infected animals or people.
• Clinical Consideration for Monkeypox in People Who are Pregnant or Breastfeeding - CDC guidance for Monkeypox infection in people who are pregnant and/or breastfeeding.
• Clinical Consideration for Treatment and Prophylaxis of Monkeypox Virus Infection in People with HIV -   CDC guidance for patients with HIV who might or have been exposed to Monkeypox.
  

•  Clinical Consideration for Monkeypox in Children and Adolescents – CDC guidance for healthcare providers assisting those under the age of 18. 
  

Treatment:

Find the best treatment option for your patients with the following resources. Verify with your local health department for more information on vaccine sites and administration. Visit the Monkeypox Vaccines page for more information on vaccines, including vaccine allocation.

• Treatment Information for Healthcare Professionals - CDC interim clinical guidance and medical counter measures (including TPOXX) available for treatment of Monkeypox.
• Obtaining and Using TPOXX (Tecovirimat) - CDC guidance how to request TPOXX through the Strategic National Stockpile.
• Guidance for Tecovirimat Use Under Expanded Access Investigational New Drug Protocol during 2022 U.S. Monkeypox Cases – CDC guidance regarding Tecovirimat use.