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Resources with keywords: testing



COVID-19: The CIDRAP Viewpoint - Part 5: SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 surveillance: a national framework (Document)
University of Minnesota: Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP)
Discharge criteria for confirmed COVID-19 cases – When is it safe to discharge COVID-19 cases from the hospital or end home isolation? (Document)
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)
keywords: covid-19, testing
Coronavirus Disease 2019 Testing Basics (Website)
FDA

A discussion of ATP, surface testing and pcr for evaluating cleaning efficacy.

keywords: covid-19, testing
Assessment tool for laboratories implementing SARS-CoV-2 testing: Interim Guidance (Website)
WHO

This Laboratory Assessment Tool (LAT) is specifically designed to assess capacities of existing laboratories which have implemented or aim to implement SARS-CoV-2 testing. It addresses both core capacities of a laboratory and specificities related to SARS-CoV-2 testing.

Risk Assessment Questions for Working with Human Blood:
A Year into the COVID Pandemic
(Document)
University of Colorado
8 February 2021

This document provides the questions that should be addressed in order to determine what biosafety mitigation strategies need to be used when handling and processing unfixed human blood during the pandemic. The issues addressed should be included in the IBC protocol narrative. The final determination of handling requirements must be made in consultation with the Biological Safety Division and the Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC).

Undiagnosed SARS-CoV-2 seropositivity during the first 6 months of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States (Website, Publication)
Science: Translational Medicine
31 January 2021

Kalish, H, Undiagnosed SARS-CoV-2 seropositivity during the first 6 months of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. Sci Transl Med. 2021:13. DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.abh38

Kalish H, et al.
The authors measured antibody prevalence in study participants who had not previously been diagnosed with a SARS-CoV-2 infection during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic

ARCHIVED: Can You Get a Covid Test at Home? (Document, News)
Wall Street Journal (WSJ)
15 December 2020
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ARCHIVED: Looking to Reopen, Colleges Become Labs for Coronavirus Tests and Tracking Apps (Document, News)
New York Times (NYT)
30 August 2020

Wastewater testing and tracking apps are being used to track potential student exposure.

ARCHIVED: Your Coronavirus Test Is Positive. Maybe It Shouldn’t Be (Document, News)
New York Times (NYT)
29 August 2020

PCR cycle thresholds may be critical to determine how infectious a person is.

ARCHIVED: Why Antibody Tests Won’t Help You Much (Document, News)
New York Times (NYT)
21 August 2020
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