CDC - 2019-nCoV real-time RT-PCR diagnostic panel: fact sheet for healthcare providers

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• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
• Description:
  This Fact Sheet informs you of the significant known and potential risks and benefits of the emergency use of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 2019-nCoV Real-Time RT-PCR Diagnostic Panel. ; Testing is to be conducted on specimens from people who meet CDC criteria for 2019-nCoV testing, available at CDC’s webpage, Information for Healthcare Professionals (see links provided in “Where can I go for updates and more information” section). The CDC 2019- nCoV Real-Time RT-PCR Diagnostic Panel should be ordered only to presumptively detect 2019-nCoV infection. If outside the U.S., testing should follow appropriate public health authority consultation and/or guidance for the diagnosis and reporting of 2019-nCoV infection. All information and guidance, including for 2019-nCoV laboratory testing, may change as more data is gathered on this virus. Please check the CDC’s 2019 Novel Coronavirus, webpage (see links provided in “Where can I go for updates and more information” section) regularly for the most current information. ; This test is to be performed only using respiratory specimens collected from individuals who meet CDC criteria for 2019-nCoV testing. ; Factsheet-for-Healthcare-Providers-2019-nCoV.pdf
• Subjects:
  • Communicable Disease Control
  • Coronavirus Infections / diagnosis
  • COVID-19 / diagnosis
  • Mass Screening
  • Public Health Surveillance
  • Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
• Series:
  Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Fact Sheet
• Pages in Document:
  2 numbered pages
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/85028/cdc_85028_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 144.01 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
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