2020-07-01
Preparedness of European diagnostic microbiology labs for detection of SARS-CoV-2, March 2020
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Journal of Clinical Virology , Volume 128
Background: To track the European spread of SARS-CoV-2, decentralized testing became necessary and test capacity needed to be expanded outside reference laboratories rapidly. Methods: We assessed via an online questionnaire the preparedness of European hospital laboratories for detection of SARS-CoV-2 and listed the main drawbacks for implementation. Results: Forty-five percent of the surveyed labs had a test in place by March 26th which is well into the first wave of the pandemic in most countries. Conclusions: The main implementation barriers for introduction of a SARSCoV-2 molecular assay in European diagnostic laboratories were availability of positive controls and a specificity panel.
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Organisation | Department of Virology |
Matheeussen, V., Loens, K., Lammens, C., Vilken, T., Koopmans, M., D.V.M., Goossens, H, & Ieven, M. (2020). Preparedness of European diagnostic microbiology labs for detection of SARS-CoV-2, March 2020. Journal of Clinical Virology, 128. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1765/128555 |