Safety Considerations in the Laboratory Testing of Specimens Suspected or Known to Contain the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)

Lab Med. 2020 May 6;51(3):239-242. doi: 10.1093/labmed/lmaa018.

Authors

Peter C Iwen^{1

2}, Karen L Stiles², Michael A Pentella³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pathology and Microbiology, College of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha.
² Nebraska Public Health Laboratory, Omaha.
³ College of Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City.

No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; Coronavirus; Laboratory safety; SARS-CoV-2.

MeSH terms

Betacoronavirus / isolation & purification*
COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections / prevention & control*
Humans
Medical Laboratory Science / standards*
Medical Laboratory Science / trends
Occupational Health / standards*
Pandemics / prevention & control*
Pneumonia, Viral / prevention & control*
SARS-CoV-2
Specimen Handling / standards*