Laboratory Testing for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Suspected Human Cases | NLM

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Laboratory Testing for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Suspected Human Cases

03/02/2020 12:00 AM EST

Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Published: 3/2/2020. The purpose of this 10-page document, updated on March 2, 2020, is to provide interim guidance to laboratories and stakeholders involved in laboratory testing of patients who meet the definition of suspected case of pneumonia associated with a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) identified in Wuhan, China. It also provides information about molecular testing of COVID-19; and WHO appointed COVID-19 referral laboratories and procedures. (Text)