Testing Individuals for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Joseph Hadaya, Max A. Schumm, Edward H. Livingston
Abstract
This JAMA Patient Page describes the test for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), current guidelines for determining who should be tested, reasons for slow adoption of testing in the US, and potential drawbacks of alternate tests.
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