Guidelines for Laboratory Diagnosis of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Korea

The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which began in December 2019, is still ongoing in Korea, with >9,000 confirmed cases as of March 25, 2020. COVID-19 is a severe acute respiratory syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, and real-time reverse transcription-PCR is currentl...

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Published in:Annals of laboratory medicine Vol. 40; no. 5; p. 351
Main Authors: Hong, Ki Ho, Lee, Sang Won, Kim, Taek Soo, Huh, Hee Jae, Lee, Jaehyeon, Kim, So Yeon, Park, Jae Sun, Kim, Gab Jeong, Sung, Heungsup, Roh, Kyoung Ho, Kim, Jae Seok, Kim, Hyun Soo, Lee, Seung Tae, Seong, Moon Woo, Ryoo, Namhee, Lee, Hyukmin, Kwon, Kye Chul, Yoo, Cheon Kwon
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Korea (South) 01.09.2020
Subjects:
Betacoronavirus - genetics
Clinical Laboratory Techniques
Coronavirus Infections - diagnosis
COVID-19
COVID-19 Testing
COVID-19 Vaccines
Humans
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral - diagnosis
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
Republic of Korea
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
SARS-CoV-2
Republic of Korea
COVID-19
Laboratory diagnosis
Outbreak
Guidelines
Korea
ISSN:2234-3814, 2234-3814
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Summary:The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which began in December 2019, is still ongoing in Korea, with >9,000 confirmed cases as of March 25, 2020. COVID-19 is a severe acute respiratory syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, and real-time reverse transcription-PCR is currently the most reliable diagnostic method for COVID-19 around the world. Korean Society for Laboratory Medicine and the Korea Centers for Disease Prevention and Control propose guidelines for diagnosing COVID-19 in clinical laboratories in Korea. These guidelines are based on other related domestic and international guidelines, as well as expert opinions and include the selection of test subjects, selection of specimens, diagnostic methods, interpretation of test results, and biosafety.
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ISSN:2234-3814
2234-3814
DOI:10.3343/alm.2020.40.5.351