Covid-19: testing times
Nick J Beeching, Tom Fletcher, Mike Beadsworth
Abstract
“Test, test, test” is the key to controlling the spread of SARS-CoV-2 and its clinical manifestation, covid-19, according to the World Health Organisation.1 However, three months after notification of the novel coronavirus infection in China, there is inadequate access to appropriate diagnostic tests globally and confusion among healthcare professionals and the public about prioritisation of testing and interpretation of results.
Topics & Concepts
Viral sheddingMedicineConfusionCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)CoronavirusInfection controlIncubation periodDiagnostic testFecesVirusIntensive care medicineContact tracingImmunityVirologyImmunologyPediatricsBiologyPathologyDiseaseImmune systemInfectious disease (medical specialty)IncubationMicrobiologyPsychologyBiochemistryPsychoanalysisSARS-CoV-2 detection and testingCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research