Publication
Title
Preparedness of European diagnostic microbiology labs for detection of SARS-CoV-2, March 2020
Author
Institution/Organisation
RECOVER Consortium
Abstract
Background To track the European spread of SARS-CoV-2, decentralized testing became necessary and test capacity needed to be expanded outside reference laboratories rapidly. Methods We assessed via an online questionnaire the preparedness of European hospital laboratories for detection of SARS-CoV-2 and listed the main drawbacks for implementation. Results Forty-five percent of the surveyed labs had a test in place by March 26th which is well into the first wave of the pandemic in most countries. Conclusions The main implementation barriers for introduction of a SARSCoV-2 molecular assay in European diagnostic laboratories were availability of positive controls and a specificity panel.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Journal of clinical virology. - Rome
Publication
Rome : 2020
ISSN
1386-6532
DOI
10.1016/J.JCV.2020.104432
Volume/pages
128 (2020) , 5 p.
ISI
000541168000035
Full text (Publisher's DOI)
Full text (open access)
Full text (publisher's version - intranet only)
UAntwerpen
Faculty/Department
Research group
Publication type
Subject
Affiliation
Publications with a UAntwerp address
External links
Web of Science
Record
Identifier
Creation 17.07.2020
Last edited 04.03.2024
To cite this reference