COVID-19 Testing: Strategies for Substituting Supplies

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a new web resource for labs performing COVID-19 tests that are authorized under an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA). This resource includes validated supply alternatives that labs can use to continue performing testing when there is a supply issue with some components of a test. Topics covered in this resource include: Specimen collection, swabs, and media Introduction to RT-PCR: what it is and what it’s used for Comparision of Open Mix and Match Systems vs. Closed Systems Steps in the PCR testing process Substitution options for the Open Mix and Match style test The resource is available as a slide show file (PPT). To use it, download the file, open it, and click Slide Show > From Beginning.

Download the strategies Questions For questions about this Testing Supply Substitution Strategies resource, email COVID19DX@fda.hhs.gov.