Report from the American Society for Microbiology COVID-19 International Summit, 23 March 2020: Value of Diagnostic Testing for SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19

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Volume 11, 2020, Issue 2

Patel, R.; Babady, E.; Theel, E. S.; Storch, G. A.; Pinsky, B. A.; St George, K.; Smith, T. C.; Bertuzzi, S.

GUEST EDITORIAL

As we enter the second quarter of the COVID-19 pandemic, with testing for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS–CoV-2) increasingly available (though still limited and/or slow in some areas), we are faced with new questions and challenges regarding this novel virus. When to test? Whom to test? What to test? How often to test? And, what to do with test results? Since SARS–CoV-2 is a new virus, there is little evidence to fall back on for test utilization and diagnostic stewardship.

Keywords

Clinical aspects, diagnosis, treatment; Epidemiology