Sparrow Health testing in-house for monkeypox

Lansing, Mich.-based Sparrow Health is using a new in-house system at its lab in Lansing to test for monkeypox, the Detroit Free Press reported Aug. 8.

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The turnaround time for test results is less than 24 hours, the report said. Sparrow had been using the state lab, which typically took more than a day to get patients their results.

Sparrow’s lab is testing for all orthopoxvirus, the report said. Positive tests trigger a more specific test for monkeypox.

Samples can be taken at any of the health system’s labs, emergency rooms or urgent care facilities in mid-Michigan, the report said.

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