WHO Clinical Management and Infection Prevention and Control for Mpox Guideline Summary - Guideline Central

Document Overview

Document Title
Clinical Management and Infection Prevention and Control for Mpox
Authoring Society

World Health Organization

Document Publication Date
Jun 2, 2025
Page Last Reviewed/Updated
May 5, 2026
Document Type
Guideline
Country of Publication
Global
Full Text Freely Available
Yes
Full Text Guideline
iris.who.int/bitstream/handle/10665/381567/B09434-eng.pdf?sequence=1
Source Citation

Clinical management and infection prevention and control for mpox: living guideline, May 2025. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2025. https://doi.org/10.2471/B09434. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IG


Document Scope, Criteria, and Use Cases

Document Objectives

This living guideline from WHO incorporates new evidence to dynamically update recommendations for clinical management and IPC for mpox infection. The GDG typically evaluates an intervention when WHO judges sufficient evidence is available to make a recommendation. While the GDG takes an individual patient perspective in making recommendations, it also considers resource implications, acceptability, feasibility, equity and human rights. Some IPC interventions are listed as good practice statements and have been formulated according to the principles outlined in the GRADE (Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation) framework and further described in the Methods section of the document. This updated version of the guideline was developed according to standards and methods for trustworthy guidelines. 

Scope
Assessment and Screening, Management, Prevention
Diseases/Conditions (MeSH)

D045908 - Mpox, Monkeypox

D045908 - Mpox, Monkeypox

Keywords
Monkeypox, monkey pox, mpox
Target Patient Population
Patients with suspected or confirmed mpox
Target Provider Population
Clinicians that provide care for patients with suspected or confirmed mpox
Inclusion Criteria
Male, Female, Adolescent, Adult, Older Adult
Health Care Settings
Ambulatory, Hospital, Outpatient
Intended Users
Nurse, Nurse Practitioner, Physician, Physician Assistant
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