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Testing Individuals for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Joseph Hadaya, Max A. Schumm, Edward H. Livingston

2020JAMA69 citationsDOI

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.

Topics & Concepts

MedicineCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)CoronavirusDiseaseCoronavirus InfectionsPandemicVirologyBetacoronavirusTest (biology)Infectious disease (medical specialty)Internal medicineOutbreakPaleontologyBiologyCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesLong-Term Effects of COVID-19COVID-19 and healthcare impacts