Preparedness and Rapid Implementation of External Quality Assessment Helped Quickly Increase COVID-19 Testing Capacity in the Republic of Korea

Clin Chem. 2020 Jul 1;66(7):979-981. doi: 10.1093/clinchem/hvaa097.

Authors

Heungsup Sung¹, Cheon-Kwon Yoo², Myung-Guk Han², Sang-Won Lee², Hyukmin Lee³, Sail Chun¹, Wee Gyo Lee⁴, Won-Ki Min¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine and Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
² Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Chungcheongbuk-do, Republic of Korea.
³ Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
⁴ Department of Laboratory Medicine, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea.

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Betacoronavirus / genetics*
Betacoronavirus / isolation & purification
COVID-19
Coronavirus Envelope Proteins
Coronavirus Infections / diagnosis*
Coronavirus Infections / virology
Government Agencies
Humans
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral / diagnosis*
Pneumonia, Viral / virology
Quality Assurance, Health Care
Quality Control
RNA, Viral / metabolism
RNA, Viral / standards*
RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase / genetics
Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction / standards*
Republic of Korea
SARS-CoV-2
Viral Envelope Proteins / genetics

Substances

Coronavirus Envelope Proteins
RNA, Viral
Viral Envelope Proteins
envelope protein, SARS-CoV-2
RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase