An evolving approach to the laboratory assessment of COVID‐19

• Published in: Journal of medical virology Vol. 92; no. 10; pp. 1812 - 1817
• Main Authors: Lu, Hongzhou, Stratton, Charles W., Tang, Yi‐Wei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.10.2020; John Wiley and Sons Inc
• Subjects: Algorithms; Antibodies, Viral - immunology; assessment; China; Coronaviridae; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; COVID-19 - diagnosis; COVID-19 - immunology; COVID-19 - virology; Evolution; Humans; Immunoassay; Laboratories; molecular testing; Outbreaks; Pandemics - prevention & control; Pneumonia, Viral - diagnosis; Pneumonia, Viral - immunology; Pneumonia, Viral - virology; Review; Reviews; SARS-CoV-2 - immunology; Serologic Tests - methods; Serology; Severe acute respiratory syndrome; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Viral diseases; Virology; China; COVID-19; assessment; molecular testing; serology

As the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID‐19) outbreak has evolved in each country, the approach to the laboratory assessment of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) infection has had to evolve as well. This review addresses the evolving approach to the laboratory assessme...